Providing Drinking Water and Electricity in Rural Village through Solar PV

partially funded

Drinking water is a scarcity in most of the interior villages. Golghoria village, which is situated about 6km away from IIT Kharagpur, is one of the tribal villages lacking even basic facilities. We, through NSS activities, are engaged in supporting the village primary school and we undertake various activities such as teaching , maintaining cleanliness, tree planting, etc. There is a severe shortage of drinking water in the village and also the electricity supply. This is detrimental to the overall growth of population of the village, particularly the children. We are planning to install a 5HP solar pump in the school premises from which the drinking water can be supplied to few other locations through pipe and overhead tanks. The spare electricity generated will be stored and will be used for lighting purpose. After successful implementation in Golghoria village, this scheme can be extended to other villages as well. The Professors in-charge have significant experience of designing and implementing such systems.