Yangsing Water Project 2017
Nepal water project - Portland Rotary in conjunction with Dorchester Casterbridge, Poundbury and the Okhle Village Trust
Yangsing Water Project 2017
Yangsing village with Manaslu in background
The old broken tank
site of new tank to right of wall
disused tap
tank undeder construction
new tap
completed tank
another view of the tank
filming the opening
Opening meeting with the villagers
Head man
New tap
Another new tap
washing at the tap
New tap
Village welcome
Yangsing Water Project
Rotary Clubs - Portland Rotary Club, Dorchester Casterbridge Rotary Club
GENERAL SITUATION
The 3 villages of Yangsing, Dunge and Bharang have a total of 90 houses with an approximate population of 450. The 3 villages have been getting their water from a tank situated on a col on a ridge. Dunge and Bharang lie to the north of the ridge and Yangsing to the South. The tank was supplied with water from the village of Gahateri, 900 metres higher up the ridge which uses the same spring for its own water supply. Individual houses are scattered and widespread over both sides of the col.
PROBLEM
As a result of a leaking tank and pipes, the water supply was far from adequate and in the dry season between December and February the villagers experienced great difficulty in collecting their water. A round trip for the Bharang villagers could take up to 50 minutes in the dry season.
AIM
To provide an adequate Water Supply to all three villages.
THE PROJECT
900 metres of 1¼ inch pipe was put in place between the spring at Gahateri and a new 24,000 litre circular tank which was constructed close to the col. 600 metres of 20mm pipe was laid from the tank to 1 tap at Dunge and 2 taps at Bharang. On the South side 3 separate pipes of 550,450 and 400 metres were run to 3 stand taps in Yangsing, the largest of the 3 villages.
The cost of this project was £7000.00
The local villagers provided the basic labour and skilled workers used for the tank. The work was undertaken between January and May 2017 and members from Portland and Casterbridge visited the successfully completed project in November 2017
