Pimpri hamlet is a part of the Tale village Gram Panchayat. The village is located on the hilltop and is far off (interior) from the approach road. Agriculture is rainfed. It is determined by low productivity, resulting in degraded natural resources

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The maintenance cost as per revenue model works out to $752 per year. The yearly contribution is being collected by the Water Comittee. This would be used for the maintenance and for reserve funds for the replacement of spare parts and major repairs etc. in the long run after 5-7 years.

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Stand post has been erected near the school. The school children now have access to safe drinking water.

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The whole village now has access to safe drinking water. This is used for domestic purpose and for the livestock for drinking water. - 8 families have constructed individual toilets and the others families are in the process of constructing the same.

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- The watershed development project is in progress, there is an increase in the water table as well water in the existing wells . This is used for agriculture purposes. - Since Nov. 2005, child care and growth monitoring is being implemented. At present 50 children below 5 years are invovled. - In January 2008, a project titled 'Preventive Health Care and Sanitation' has been initiated by WOTR for a period of 3 years. The health committee comprising of 8 members has been formed to implement this programme. The local women health promoters (2) have been identified to implement the programme.

The drinking water activity has helped the village community to come together for a common cause and helped to strengthen their unity and integrity. - the illiterate rural women are capable to implement honestly and parsimoniously large projects with big budgets by maintaining transparency if their capacities are built through training interventions and given opportunity to implement the projects.