The Karjat Water Project

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(As appeared in the Times of India, Mumbai on 19.04.2005)

Sai Ram

Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba instructed that this water project must be

inaugurated on 18.04.2005 on the auspicious Ramanavami Day. And So On

18.04.2005 The Karjat water project was inaugurated with more than 500 people

attending this unique Water Project at Burujwadi/Pokharwadi Village, Karjat,

executed by Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation (Maharashtra & Goa). The above

said Project was sponsored by HDFC Bank

Water is the lifeline for human life. While most people in the urban areas take

clean and pure drinking water for granted, there are many villages in the

country, where availability of drinking water is a luxury. The cluster of

villages at the foothills of Matheran is one such place. These villages have

abundant rainfall but due to poor conservation techniques they face severe

shortage of water post monsoon. The villagers are compelled to trek almost 3-4

kms to fetch water.The Sri Sathya Sai Trust Maharashtra, a service oriented

spiritual organization, inspired by the monumental humanitarian work of Sri

Sathya Sai Baba,'undertakes many public service projects across the state of

Maharashtra.The water project for Adivasi villages located at the foothills of

Matheran is one such project, which gives an excellent example of how various

organizations can come together and achieve great things for greater good and

upliftment of the poor & the needy.

This project has been fully funded to the tune of Rs.18 Lakhs by the HDFC Bank

Ltd. which is the leading private sector bank in India providing a whole range

of banking solutions covering both commercial and investment banking on the

wholesale side and transactional / branch banking on the retail side. It is the

bank's wholehearted support, which has aided the quick and successful

implementation of the project. This project is one amongst the myriad social

responsibility missions taken on by HDFC Bank to serve humanity. The

fundamental teaching of Sri Sathya Sai Baba which is "Love All Serve All, Help

Ever Hurt Never" and the HDFC Bank's caption "We Understand Your World" has

brought the synergy of Love & understanding resulting in manifestation of this

project. This project will cater to 7 villages and will provide water to more

than 1200 villagers. A Bund is built which will conserve the water and will

supplement the well, which acts as the permanent source of water throughout the

year. A submersible water pump of 15HP is installed which will pump the water to

the height of 120 meters on the hillock. HDPE pipeline measuring approximately 5

Kms has been laid which will carry the water to the Water Storage tank. The

capacity of the storage tank is 90,000 litres which is built on the hillock.

There are 14 water distribution outlets built, which will provide cool pure

drinking water to the villagers at their doorstep.

More details about the inauguration will follow......

 

Deepak

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