24/02/10 - Clean water for all
TWO communities in Nadroga now have access to safe and clean drinking water.
The Vatukarasa village along the Queen's Highway and an Indo-Fijian settlement directly across the road now receive uninterrupted supply of water after years of hardship with either no water or very low water pressure. The two communities have a combined population of close to 400 people.
The project was funded by the Rotary Pacific Water for Life Foundation and involved the digging of a borehole, installation of a pump and electricity to pump water into the 10,000 litre water tanks and piping to homes at a cost of $40,000.
A joint partnership with Jack's of Fiji, the project cost escalated because whilst work was in progress the Fiji Electricity Authority advised that Vatukarasa was a low voltage area and therefore a transformer needed to be installed.
Mr Khatri, whose owns Baravi Handicrafts in Vatukarasa had made it clear at the outset that if assistance were to be provided, then it would have to benefit both communities and not only one, which was also in keeping with the Rotary Water Foundation's express policy of providing these facilities to impoverished settlements without discriminating on race, religion, colour or creed.
Source: FIJI TIMES, 24 February 2010
The Vatukarasa village along the Queen's Highway and an Indo-Fijian settlement directly across the road now receive uninterrupted supply of water after years of hardship with either no water or very low water pressure. The two communities have a combined population of close to 400 people.
The project was funded by the Rotary Pacific Water for Life Foundation and involved the digging of a borehole, installation of a pump and electricity to pump water into the 10,000 litre water tanks and piping to homes at a cost of $40,000.
A joint partnership with Jack's of Fiji, the project cost escalated because whilst work was in progress the Fiji Electricity Authority advised that Vatukarasa was a low voltage area and therefore a transformer needed to be installed.
Mr Khatri, whose owns Baravi Handicrafts in Vatukarasa had made it clear at the outset that if assistance were to be provided, then it would have to benefit both communities and not only one, which was also in keeping with the Rotary Water Foundation's express policy of providing these facilities to impoverished settlements without discriminating on race, religion, colour or creed.
Source: FIJI TIMES, 24 February 2010
