Making a water project sustainable has many components. One of the primary concerns is the physical maintenance of the water pumps themselves.
This short film, shot in December 2009, shows the women of the water committee in Gangadarpur, India performing routine maintenance on their tubewell pump. They perform this maintenance every two weeks. This pump was constructed in 2006. It still operates perfectly, thanks in large part to the dedication of community members who keep it in good shape.
A most interesting video — lack of proper maintanance seems to be the bane of a large number of water initiatives in India. It would be useful to get more context around this video like what kind of maintanance is needed for tubewells such as these.
Hi Vijay,
Thanks for the feedback. The video on this post was a quick, from-the-field post. We have another video here - http://www.water1st.org/events/GWGL_2009_film.html which goes into much more depth about the tubewell maintenance issue. Check it out and let us know what you thing. (It’s the 2nd clip on the page - the India segment.)