View from a Volunteer Team Leader: The Monsoons arrive in Bhinder Rajasthan

View from a Volunteer Team Leader: The Monsoons arrive in Bhinder Rajasthan: They have arrived....... The monsoons.......  I am not sure how long they will last or how intense they will be, but for the villagers of  ...

The Monsoons arrive in Bhinder Rajasthan

They have arrived....... The monsoons.......  I am not sure how long they will last or how intense they will be, but for the villagers of  Bargaton Ka Kheda it is a joyous time. 

As you will remember, In April this year my team of intrepid adventurers and I set about helping the people of this village build a sub surface dam to help refill their wells and irrigate their land. Supported and organised through Developing World Connections based in Canada and their partner Sahyog Sansthan in Bhinder.

You may also remember that we had to leave them with a couple of weeks work left to complete.

And they did, with splendid results..

Well now you can see the results of our and their labours, the rains have come and the dam is performing well. Their wells are being replenished and water is seeping into the ground to irrigate and support their crops.  

The pictures show the same scene, before and after. In previous years the rains would have swept though the village and over the land, disappearing and dissipating long before it did any good for the villagers or the land.

Before

After

Life will be different from now on, it will still be hard, it will still bring droughts and dry river beds, The wells may run dry in the summer. But the villagers of Bargaton Ka Kheda now know that when the next rains come, life will improve once again.

But that's not the end of the story. Bargaton Ka Kheda is only one small village in one of the biggest and driest States in India, Rajasthan. There are thousands of villages like Bargaton Ka Kheda in need of help and support. In need of water harvesting technology.

And you know what? you can help. You don't have to get your hands dirty on one of my teams, although that's a great way to experience the real India and understand exactly how you can impact upon the lives of others. But you can also donate to any water harvesting project you can find, although as you would expect, I would suggest you donate to Developing World Connections. And make that difference in the world. Just click on the link below for more details on how you can help.

https://developingworldconnections.org/dwc-global-village/ 

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