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This article summarizes the success of a rural water supply system project in Gopalpur village in Puri, Odisha. The village of around 3,643 people previously faced hardships collecting drinking water from ponds and wells. In 2007-08, the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Division of Puri commissioned a public water supply system for the village with 10 stand posts. This has provided villagers with pure, safe drinking water and improved their quality of life. Village leaders and residents express their gratitude to the RWSS for bringing modern amenities to their community and fostering social harmony among different groups.

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This article summarizes the success of a rural water supply system project in Gopalpur village in Puri, Odisha. The village of around 3,643 people previously faced hardships collecting drinking water from ponds and wells. In 2007-08, the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Division of Puri commissioned a public water supply system for the village with 10 stand posts. This has provided villagers with pure, safe drinking water and improved their quality of life. Village leaders and residents express their gratitude to the RWSS for bringing modern amenities to their community and fostering social harmony among different groups.

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Orissa Review

Success Story of Gopalpur, Puri

Rural Water Supply System : Puri PWS A Real Truth


Damodar Padhy This PWS is 2 kms distance from Puri town and Puri Sadar Block is also 2 kms. away only. The people of Gopalpur (around 3643) ever dreamt of a modern lifestyle. Being in a urban sector area and surrounded by sea, ponds etc. people were fed up to their life for a long time. Here agriculture is main source. Gen., ST/SC, OBC are living together here. They did not have any thing to take pure drinking water. Traditionally before many years one big deep well was able to supply drinking water to the villagers. During the summer the villagers have seen the hardship how they have collected the drinking water from the big pond and Chua. They still remember those unforgettable days ! Later on some tube wells were provided by RWSS Department to meet the drinking water demand. That was not sufficient also. Villagers were facing a lot of difficulties in absence of this water demand. Things no longer remain the same. Life has changed. In the year 2007-08 RWSS Division Puri commissioned a PWS in this village with 10 Nos. of stand post. The large sized population of this village creates a special image in Puri District Map. This PWS is oriented with Gopalpur UGME School with 400 students and 7 teachers, four nos. of Anganwadi Kendra where RWSS Puri have arranged separate stand posts inside their premises. They are able to meet their drinking water purposes. Hadibandhu Pradhan (64 yrs) Retd. Govt. employee, Akshaya Kumar Mala (51 yrs) Sarapanch, Saraswati Pradhan (34 yrs.) Ward Member, Niranjan Jena (30 yrs.) Ward Member, Bijaya Kumar Maharana (34 yrs.) the villagers describe the brother-hood prevailing among the communities. No disease are found ever. They villagers are getting pure, safe and qualitative water. Keshab Narayan Singh (45 yrs.) is the SEM posted here to run the pump house. Villagers express their token of gratitude to RWSS, Puri. Gopalpur village of Puri Block has shown the way modern living to the villagers.

Damodar Padhy is the District Information & Public Relations Officer, Puri

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October - 2010

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