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Let's build a rainwater harvesting system together in Siliguri
A community-led a rainwater harvesting system at the Freedom vacant lot that will serve 243 neighbors.
🇮🇳 Siliguri, West Bengal, India1,027 views
For twelve years the neighborhood has asked for a rainwater harvesting system. This year a group of 28 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Freedom vacant lot, but no funding.
We have received donated a pump, and the remaining cost is $250.
It will serve about 243 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. We'll hold a build day in April and everyone is invited.
We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos.
Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered.
Where the $250 goes:
• Materials: $170
• Permits and inspections: $15
• Safety equipment and signage: $35
• Tools hire and delivery: $30
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Sayali
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Sending love. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Depok.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Sayali
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. materials is the biggest at $170.
Hang in there, Sayali. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Chattogram so I could bring a meal.
Wishing you the best, Sayali. Hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Granada.
Take care, Sayali. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Bang Khen but we're thinking of you.
take care, Sayali. Shared it with a few friends. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless
Good luck, Sayali. I hope things turn around soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Kadıköy.
Sending strength, Sayali. Hope you get there.
you're not alone. More neighborhoods should do this. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
best of luck, Sayali. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend
Good luck. Your post was clear and honest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Bogor.
Wishing you peace. I hope things turn around soon. After 28 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
hope it all works out, Sayali. This could happen to any of us. All the best.
Thanks for sharing this, Sayali. More neighborhoods should do this.