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: How One Man Provided 14,000 Farmers With Clean Water Doubled Their Income #IndiaNEWS #community development In 1995, Akkalkua and Taloda of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra reported over 12,000

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How One Man Provided 14,000 Farmers With Clean Water Doubled Their Income #IndiaNEWS #community development
In 1995, Akkalkua and Taloda of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra reported over 12,000 infant deaths due to malnutrition. The worrying situation prompted the then-chief secretary of state, TK Shankaran, to intervene and resolve the crisis.
He approached the College of Social work Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai, asking it to undertake a field action project to understand the gravity of the issue, note the pain points and find solutions for the same.
Nitesh Mukane, then a student at the college, became a part of the project under his mentor Anjali Kanetkar. “We conducted the study in 2000 to learn that poor water quality, its accessibility, health, education and livelihood were the concerns among the villagers,? he tells The Better India.
The project ended in the next couple of years. But the situation of the villagers pained Nitesh, and he shifted to Mokhada in 2006.
Since then, he has helped thousands of tribal villagers from Mokhada, Jowhar, Palghar, and Dahanu in Palghar district working in water conservation, health and nutrition and solar-based irrigation, which has benefited thousands over the years.
Doubling farmer income
Solar panel with pumps to lift water for drinking and irrigation.
The 38-year-old established his NGO, Aroehan, for bettering the community in 2014.
Speaking about the solar water pumps, Nitesh says, “The village residents could not take more than one crop due to poor rainfall and were unable to lift water due to water sources owing to poor electricity supply. ?
He adds, “Moreover, the women travelled to far places to fetch drinking water. There was no provision to access clean water and remove pollutants. Hence, I decided to identify a feasible solution for the same. ?
He roped in a Pune-based startup Aquaplus Water Purifiers Private Limited, to source innovative filters that do not require electricity for the purifying process.
“We procured solar-powered water pumps to lift water from streams and other sources. The water is lifted and transferred to a tank placed at a common public space in the village. The water from the tank falls with gravity and passes through a filter that purifies water, which is accessed through a tap,? he explains.
Rahul Pathak, managing director of the startup, says, “The filters have a membrane of 0. 01 microns and cleans water with the use of pressure generated by gravity. The tank is placed at least 10 feet above the ground to make it effective. ?
Rahul explains that the membrane requires simple cleaning once a week. “The filters can purify 1,000 litres of water per hour, and cost Rs 85,000. They can last up to five years depending on the water quality.


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