Kumar Bahukhandi
Parvati Chaudhary stands beside her household tap in Tilgi village, left. The village’s overhead water tank is pictured at right. Tilgi is in the Pusaur block of Raigarh district. Photo: channel24india.com via CG/DPR.
For the Raigarh resident, a household tap connection under the Jal Jeevan Mission has eased the daily work of collecting water for cooking, washing and cleaning.
Raipur: For Parvati Chaudhary, mornings in Tilgi village once began with a question that shaped the rest of her day. Would there be enough water for the household? Collecting what the family needed took time and effort, particularly in summer, and other chores sometimes had to wait. Since her home received a tap connection under the Jal Jeevan Mission, she has more time to care for her children and attend to other family needs.
Chaudhary lives in the Pusaur block of Raigarh district. Before the connection was installed, arranging water for cooking, washing dishes and clothes, and cleaning the house was a daily responsibility. Having water at home now makes those tasks easier and gives her more flexibility in how she spends her day.
What a household tap changes
In Tilgi, household tap connections are part of the Jal Jeevan Mission’s effort to provide rural families with a regular supply of safe drinking water. For women who spend part of each day collecting water, the change can be measured in time saved and physical effort reduced.
Easier access to water also makes routine cleaning and washing more manageable. In Chaudhary’s household, the benefit is felt in the ordinary course of the day. The time she once spent arranging water is now available for her children and the rest of her family.
