Solar powered water pump reaches pure water to Lalmonirhat villagers

A woman collects drinking water from the supply line of a solar pump beside her house at Purbo Bejgram village of Tangbhanga union in Lalmonirhat's Hatibandha upazila. Right, the solar power run pump meant for supplying pure water for the villagers. 

Get Pure Water from Solar Powered Water Pump

One hundred and sixty five people of 28 families in Purbo Bejgram village under Hatibandha upazila of the district have been getting pure water since a solar-powered water pump was installed in January 2016.

Before installation of the pump, which cost Tk 4.9 lakh, they had to collect water for drinking from nearby villages, villagers said.

Benifit from Solar Water Pump System

Anjoli Rani Singh, 46, wife of Shyamol Chandra Singh of the village, said, “We had trouble in getting pure water, but the problem was solved when the solar system water pump was installed by the union parishad. We are getting water in our homes through a pipe connected to the pump.”

“We get water from the solar system pump from morning to afternoon every day,” said Sabitri Rani, 35, of the village. “At night, we use stocked water and water from a tube-well,” she added.

Hridoy Chandra Singh, a college student, said, “The solar system makes our life easier by supplying pure water, we are happy now.”

Pronob Chandra Roy, 48, a farmer at Paschim Nawdabash village, said the solar water pump has changed the lifestyle of the residents of Purbo Bejgram, so the residents of Paschim Nawdabash are demanding installation of solar system pump in the village.

Nawdabash Union Parishad (UP) Chairman Ashwini Kumar Basuniya said there is a plan to install a solar system pump in the village this year.

Tangbhanga UP Chairman Atiar Rahman Ati said the solar system water pump was funded by Local Government Support Project, and the upazila innovation team implemented the technology.

“Villagers are getting water supply free of cost, and the union parishad maintains the infrastructure,” he said, adding that they have a plan to install this technology at other villages in the union.