As the summer temperatures soar and arid tribal hamlets across the country struggle to keep their water sources from drying up, one Adivasi hamlet of Kannepalli in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district, Telangana, is reversing the trend.
These villagers have come up with a simple solution to keep their only source of water recharged to ensure there is a continuous supply through the scorching summers.
About 20-kms away from Jainoor mandal headquarters, the indigenous Raj Gond tribe of the Jamuldhara Gram Panchayat has adopted a simple method of water conservation.
All they do is guide all spilt water into the open well or as they call it ‘kui’, which keeps it full all through the summers.
Speaking to The Hindu, Kanaka Buchiram, a teacher in the village explains the process saying, “Instead of collecting water at the solar-powered tubewell located about 30 meters away, we do it at the kui through an extended pipe. The pots are placed on the wooden platform on one side of the well, so all spilt water drops into the well itself.”
The village with its 25 odd households came up with this solution after facing troubles during past summers as their overhead water tanks lay defunct due to leakage and tube wells failed to ensure continuous water supply.
