By Kapil Biswas | Project Contributor
The project area is located at Banishanta union of Dacope Sub district in Khulna district adjacent to the Sundarbans mangrove forest. Here is water everywhere but the water is not fit for drinking. Ground water is not available in this coastal area. The coastal people have to depend on rain water. In the summer season there is no rain and they are bound to drink nearby ponds and canals water. As a result, most of the people suffer from various kinds of water contaminated diseases. They cannot afford to buy mineral water because they live below the poverty line.
Initiative:Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS)has been trying to provide safe drinking water to the climate vulnerable underprivileged Sundarbans coastal community since 2015. We have re-excavated 3 ponds and by using the local technology we have established Solar Pond Sand and filter system for water purification. The quality of water doesn't fulfill the drinking standard. So BEDS has installed 2 Reverse Osmosis water purification systems with Water ATM in Paschim Dhangmari and Uttor Banishanta village. 7 water wells have also been installed. Now BEDS has been providing door to door safe drinking water with minimum charge in Banishanta and Laudove union and we are planning to install 8 more water wells in different coastal villages.
Impact: Most of the time the people of the locality used pond water for drinking and cooking purpose. Pure drinking water was a cherished desire to them. After installing the Reverse Osmosis System, more than 9000 coastal villagers are getting safe drinking water at a cheap rate which is only 0.5 TK per liter. Various kinds of water contaminated diseases have been disappeared. This little charge is taken for the maintenance cost of water production so that this activity will sustain in the long run process.
Feedbacks from the beneficiaries: One person expressed his feeling who lives in village adjacent to the Sundarbans. This is Mondal and I earn my livelihood by catching fish from the Sundarbans. Generally I go to fish for 15-20 days and stay in the Sundarbans. Most of time I suffer from various kinds of water contaminated diseases and it hampers my fishing activities. Now I take water from the RO plant of BEDS and I get relax from the water contaminated diseases during my fishing period. I can catch more fish and earn more money.
We would like to thank all our donors for their amazing and continuous support for the coastal deprived people. We are requesting all our donors to start monthly recurring donation by clicking the following link;
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By M. Sabrin Ahmed Roty | Project Contributor
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