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Anantapur Water Project.

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I am concerned about

providing primary

requisites for our people.Free education, free

medical aid, and free

basic amenities like

drinking water. Educationis for the head; medical

care is for the heart; and

pure water is for the

body. These three cover

the main requirements of

life.- said Bhagavan



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History.

People living in the affected villages suffered from having

no supply of water in their communities, and were

required to walk barefooted in the hot sun for miles

everyday to secure a bare minimum of water for their

needs.

The inadequacy of the water supply in the area was due

not to the inadequacy of water as such, but rather to the

failure of the National and State governments to agree

on the use of water from rivers that could have suppliedthe much-needed water to the Rayalaseema area.



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On November 23, 1994, Bhagawan announcedthe inauguration of a Water Supply Project to be

undertaken under the auspices of the Sathya Sai

Central Trust, for the purpose of bringing

desperately needed water to the drought-strickenarea of Rayalaseema, in South India.



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Swamis statement.

"I wish to draw the attention of the Prime Minister to the 45-year-old water problem

that is affecting most parts of Rayalaseema, especially in remote villages, where

people have to walk several miles to get a pot of drinking water. This needs

immediate redressal. Rivers are the gift of God. In rivers like the Krishna, the

Godavari, a lot of water is allowed to flow into the sea. There is no point in every State

claiming right over the river waters and quarreling with each other over riparian rights.

The waters of the Krishna and the Tungabhadra rivers can be harnessed to supply

the much-needed water to Rayalaseema. If there is constraint of finance, I am

prepared to meetthe cost even if it is 100 or 200 crores for fulfilling this dire need of

the Rayalaseema people. The devotees are prepared to make any sacrifice but I have

not stretched my hands to anyone." (Sanath ana Sarathi , 12/94, p. 323.)2/23/20146 Andhra Pradesh Water Project


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The Water Project was to have been undertaken bythe National Government in cooperation with two

area State Governments, but after two years,

nothing happened. It was only after the Government

failed to initiate the project to relieve the suffering ofthe affected villagers, that Bhagawan undertook this

enormous Project himself. In a commentary on the

disputed use of rivers in India, Bhagawan urged that

all rivers should be placed under the governanceofthe Indian National Government to eliminate such

disputes and to ensure adequatewater supplies for

all.



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Statistics...

Coverage..20,000 Kms and 750 villages. Pipelines laid 2500 kms (approx. Bangalore-Delhi

distance).

Overhead storage tanks.268, some of them

occupying an area of 100 acres. Ground level storage reservoirs.124.

Pump houses.200.

Generators to provide 10,000 kw of power to run the

water supply..50.



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Cement25,000 tons & 5000 tons of steel. Materials were procured from 10 states & the no: of

truck loads to move material to the construction site

were 10,000.

No: of people employed in this project were 15,000. To ensure proper maintenance of the water supply

project AP government instituted an autonomous

Board for the first time.



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Medak and Mahaboobnagar.



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Medak.

In this District also there is a high concentration offluorides in the ground water due to frequent failure

of monsoons and severe drought conditions. Further,

the ground water table is depleting very fast and

fluoride level in the ground water is increasing.



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Way Forward.

Eight comprehensive schemes and about 20individual projected water supply schemes with

borewells as source are taken up under this project

to provide drinking water to more than 130 villages.



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Mahaboobnagar.

There are 3191 habitations in this District. Out ofthese, 1543 habitations are partially covered by

drinking water supply. There are more than 467

habitations having excess fluorides and almost the

entire District suffers from drought situation due toerratic rainfall and the fast depletion of ground water

table.



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Way Forward.

Four comprehensive schemes and about 60individual protected water supply schemes with

borewells as source are taken up in this District to

provide drinking water to cover about 140 villages.

For this comprehensive water supply project, waterwill be drawn from the Krishna river through

pipelines.



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Features of the project

No. of villages270

Length of Pipelines to be Laid - 900 km

No. of Treatment Plants to be covered9

No. of Overhead Reservoirs - 30 No. of Ground Level Reservoirs and Sumps - 65

Approximate Cost - Rs. 66 crore



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Avatars are engaged in selfless service (seva);that is why Avatars happen. Offering service to

mankind pleases Avatars. ... I am active and busy

twenty-four hours a day. ... I have never craved a

minute's rest or sleep or relief - Swami, in SathyaSai Speaks X, Chap. 19, 123; VII, Chap. 59, 350; VI,

Chap. 58, 288 (old edition)



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Extension of the Anantapur WaterSupply Project.



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Jan. 24, 2013

This new project, with an estimated budget of nearlyRs.80 crores will bring water from the Chitravati

Balancing Reservoir at Peddakotla to quench the

thirst of 118 villages (benefitting about Two Hundred

Thousand people) in the three Mandals of

Puttaparthi, Kothacheruvu and Bukkapatnam. These

are the villages that were not covered under the Sri

Sathya Sai Water Supply Project of 1995 due to

some technical reasons.



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The Godavari Water Project

R Vijay Sai



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Swami to his brother Seshama Raju in 1947

I have a Task : To foster all mankind,and ensure for all people lives full of

Ananda.

I have a Vow :To lead all who strayaway from the straight path, again into

goodness and save them.

I am attached to a Work that I love:

To remove the suffering of the poor

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The beginning..

While speaking to the staff of the Super SpecialtyHospital in Prashanthi Nilayam on Dec 26th, 2004,

Swami said,

"Currently we are executing a water project for East

and West Godavari Districts. It is possible to livewithout food but not without water. Water is highly

essential. These people live by the side of Godavari

but they have no potable water. Though water is

available nearby, they are not in a position to haveaccess. For everything, human effort is very

essential. To attempt and act is human nature;

success or failure is in God's control."



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Godavari districts



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Water problems

Mostly dependent on borewells and nearby streamsBut now these borewells are

Drying up

contain harmful chemicals like fluoride

And natural water from the streams is bacteriologicallyunsafe



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The Scheme of the Godavari Drinking Water

Project



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Scheme

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In principle, the scheme is simple - one firstconstructs an intake well near the water source, in

this case the Godavari River. Water is drawn from

the source by pumps, and then sent to a reservoir.

There it is treated and purified, after which the water,

now fit to drink, is distributed through pipes to the

designated villages. In the villages, there are local

storage tanks, from which water flows to cisterns, to

which water taps are connected.

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Scheme

Similar to the scheme adopted earlier in

Mahabubnagar District, Andhra Pradesh.

The most important or unique challenge of this

project is that the target villages are located in aforest region, especially in East Godavari


S h f h i Th h


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Snapshots of the Forest Region Through

Which the Pipes Lines Will Travel



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Challenges

So environmental clearance

No cutting of trees

Naxal populated area



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Interesting incident

Regarding Subramaniam of Larsen & Toubro andChief Engineer Kondal Rao

"Who are you? Why have you come here? Who

has sent you here? How dare you enter our areawithout our permission?

"We are living in the forests and hence are notaware of the magnificent service activities that

Swami has undertaken."



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Interesting incident

I am taking up these projects and completing them of

My own accord, without anybody's asking. Water is

very essential for the survival of everyone. It is the

sustainer of life. What else can be of greater service

than providing drinking water to the needy? It is the

source and sustenance of life. I do not expect any

rituals or worship from you. I am doing it out of My love

for you.



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About the beneficiaries of the project



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About the beneficiaries of the project

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The lives of the tribals in Interior East Godavari District

are fully intertwined with forest and seasons. They live

on forest produce.They cut the trees on the mountain

slopes and cultivate pulses and some cereals which is

generally called Kondapudu Cultivation. In the recent

times, the Government has imposed certain

restrictions on felling of trees and ordered that fruit

yielding trees must be grown on the mountain areas

cleared by tribals. They also make thin threads out of

the trunk of a tree called Thati Picchu. These threads

have many salient properties and are an export-

oriented item used for making baskets and other

handicrafts. Their living conditions are still primitive.Andhra Pradesh Water Project


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Details of the Project

Two intake wells in the East Godavari District at

Purushottapatnam and Pamaleru

One in West Godavari has at Polavaram

Water is sent from the intake wells at the various

collection stations to filtration plants where the wateris filtered and purified. From there, the water is

pumped out and sent through pipes to many storage

tanks, from where the water is distributed to the

villages.



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Snapshots of the Pipelines Going to the

Villages Through the Forests



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and the miracle

About five hundred

villages in the two

districts are

expected to bebenefited and about

half a million people

would receive waterto drink every single

day!



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A perspective

Swami has provided drinking water to about

ten millionpeople!

To give you an idea of what this means, please note

that the population of New Zealand is about 3.8million, the population of Belgium is about 10.3 million,

the population of Hungary is about 9.8 million, and the

population of Sweden is about 8.9 million.



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Thank you

Sai Ram

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