What problem did the villagers in Hardas village face? What did they do to solve this problem?
People in Hardas village faced the problem of shortage of drinking water. The problem of water became very acute. The water of hand-pump falls below the point up to which the ground was drilled. They did not get water on taps. The women have to go too far to get water from the river.
They did the following tasks to solve this problem:
1. They deepened two hand-pumps. 2. The cleaned one well.
3. They approached the BDO (Block Development Officer) and got more information about the water- shed program.
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