THE INITIATIVE

• Provision for drinking water in rural areas

THE BENEFICIARIES

• Around 500 villagers of Palwal district, Haryana

THE CHALLENGE

• Contaminated ground water with high concentration of fluoride
• Women having to walk long distances to fetch water from bore wells
• Unaffordable bottled drinking water

THE SOLUTION

• NABARD extended grant and loan assistance to Toyam Technology to provide safe and pure drinking water on a sustainable basis
• A community-based project was launched which provided pure drinking water at just ? 7 for 20 litres

THE IMPACT

• Uninterrupted supply of clean water
• Relief for women folk
• A replicable model for other villages
• Reduction in diseases