Drinking water facility for the Sundarbans

Over 10,000 people across four villages of the Sundarbans will enjoy safe drinking water, thanks to the water purifiers installed by RC Calcutta New Alipore, RID 3291, under the leadership of Sushil Agarwal. “There is plenty of water in the waterbodies in these hamlets but it is not safe for consumption,” says Agarwal, adding that children and the elderly would often fall sick due to waterborne diseases.

Since the start of this Rotary year the club began installing the purifiers in the villages in a phased manner. The units were procured from Tata Chemicals at a subsidised cost of ₹5 lakh a unit and the funds were raised from the club members. The RCCs helped the club identify the places to install the water purifiers and a committee with women members were put in place to take care of the operation and maintenance of the systems.