Bangladesh: safe water in high water
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“The new well did not go under during the floods; every day 70 families collected their water here," says Moina Begum. In Bangladesh, 110,000 people die each year from diarrheal diseases - largely as a result of contaminated water. Tube wells, a source of clean water, are rapidly becoming more available, but in many cases they are built without taking account of flood levels. In the monsoon season, these wells are inundated and safe drinking water is in dangerously short supply. Practical Action has worked with Bangladeshi communities to elevate their wells, using raised platforms. Each one is built more than two feet (0.6m) above the highest recorded flood levels. In spite of the increasing probability of flooding, raising these wells will enable the most vulnerable families to become more resilient
Photograph: Practical Action
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