By Hirofumi Aizawa | Project Manager
Kaw Tar Ho(KTH) village is located in the Eastern area of the State of Kayin(=Karen) ,about 1 hour drive from the capital of the state, Hpa An with 175 households(about 700 vilagers). KTH village suffered from armed clashes several times and many of the villagers are returnees from refugee camps or IDPs(Internally Displace Persons).
Mainly due to the lack of irrigation system the villagers can produce rice crops only once a year, whereas, in most areas in Myanmar, they usually produce twice a year.
Their well is shallow and dry up in dry seasons and ,until some years ago, they used to get water supply from the deep well in the village of Shwe In Don(SID) located about 700m from the village, however , the cost for the fuel was too expensive for them to cover and they were getting water from nearby places on their shoulders day by day.
BHN was about to close the works for the fiscal year (which ends by Mar.), we decided to install solar powered pump for the well in the village of SID so as to be able to supply water without fuel cost for both villages. The water pipe to connect to the village of KTH has been discarded for some time but the villagers volunteered to repair them.
In early June the water pump started to supply water for the 2 villages.
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