The health of a community is a shared responsibility of all its members. One such example is seen in Bimalpura, Rajasthan, a village adopted by Standard Chartered Bank for providing safe drinking water to its community.
Usually, a bubble top with 20 litres of safe drinking water is delivered to the doorsteps of the villagers at a nominal charge to them for their convenience. However because of complete lockdown in the village, currently door delivery has been disabled so villagers come to the ATM to take water.
Shambu Dayal, the plant operator sanitizes the ATM regularly, marked a metre distance for people queuing at the ATM and encourages them to wash hands and their utensils before filling water.
He is also sanitizing the village periodically under the guidance of Gram Panchayat. They have collectively distributed more than 700 masks in the village.
Panchayat is very conscious and sensitive towards safeguarding the health of all the members in the village. To spread awareness amongst the people, they have placed notices/precautionary information in all-important public places.
Shambu appreciated the villagers’ efforts in following instructions of lockdown and seeking information on self-care at home. Everyone is home and cooperating with the Gram Panchayat’s and nation’s requirement.
