Dil Bahadur?s daughter

In May 2008, SABAL project (funded by EC and implemented by Practical Action) built a small plastic pond to harvest rain and source water and it provided the locals with few off-take pipes for both drinking water and irrigation use under the Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) approach. Meena's house was one of the few households to benefit from this scheme in the remote village of Sanani in Accham district. The local people now get water which is only adequate for daily consumption with little left over for other uses. Meena uses most of her quota to water her vegetable garden. "I will sell these vegetables and use the money to go to school" she states. Her innocence belies the fact that after the rainy seasons are over, the pond will no longer be able to supply her needs.