Quenching the Thirst of Generations: A Borewell for Chinna Idyathur

For generations the Irular families of Chinna Idyathur had no drinking water source of their own. They depended on an irregular supply from outside the village.

In 2024 Arise Charitable Trust, working with the Rotary Club, set out to drill a borewell with a handpump. A village elder chose the spot using a traditional method of finding groundwater.

The ground was rocky. The drill passed 100 feet, then 150 feet, with no water. The team decided to go a little deeper, and the next day water came up.

For the first time, Chinna Idyathur has its own reliable source of drinking water.