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| Pipeline reaching Crossroads Church |
Although the project is taking longer to
complete than anticipated, Phase 1 is now complete. A 1,5km pipeline has now been
dug from the Crossroads site to Crossroads Church and piping has been
installed. 2 water tanks have been placed - one at Crossroads Church and one at
Crossroads site. A pump house has been built at the Crossroads site which will
house one of the diesel engines. A 2,500 litre water tank has been placed next
to the pump house.
To test if Phase 1 works, water was pumped
into the 2,500 litre tank at the Crossroads site and then pumped to the 1,000
litre tank at Crossroads. It took approximately 1 hour for the water to reach
Crossroads and fill the 1,000 litre tank. A second test was done as the
villagers came to Crossroads Church with their 20 litre containers to collect
water – running water from a tap. With water already being in the pipeline from
the first test run, it then took approximately 15 minutes to fill up the 1,000
litre tank at Crossroads Church.
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| Containers lined up as villagers wait for water |
The villagers lined their containers and each
adult/child was able to access clean running water. We are now into the 3
driest and hottest months of the year (August – October). At present, the 1,000
litre water tank can cater for 50 villagers living in and around Crossroads
Church if each villager has a 20 litre water container. We are hoping to
have two 10,000 litre water tanks (20,000 litres) placed at Crossroads Church
and another two 10,000 litre water tanks (20,000 litres) placed at the
Crossroads site. Approximately 2000 villagers will benefit from these two water
access points as they will now have a constant source of clean running water
for domestic purposes.
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| First container being filled |
Phase 2 has started.........
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| Happy days for the villagers with easy access to running water Written by Molly Manhanga |
