Darabada Village is located in Gadiseskhal Panchayat under Kolnara Block of Rayagada District. The village consists of sixty-six households with a total population of 245. The major issues of the village include unavailability of drinking water to all households and due to limited sources of water, it becomes difficult for the village people to access use of individual toilets as well.

With the intervention of CYSD in Darabada village, a water sanitation committee was formed in the village. Last year, the VWSC members with the involvement of community and the program management team of CYSD proposed to prepare the water, sanitation and garbage disposal management plan for the village.

The major issues like, water, sanitation and hygiene facilities of the village were identified jointly by the VWSC and the community through social mapping exercise and conducting meetings at  regular intervals. Among the above issues, it was revealed that the village has only four tube-wells including the one situated at the school premises. Out of three community tube-wells, one was found defunct for long time whose water cannot be used for drinking purposes. The village people decided to make it functional by installing a solarised pump set.

Rounds of combined meetings of CYSD team, VWSC and youth group were conducted to arrange resources for bringing a tangible solution to the above issue. The VWSC members and youth group were facilitated to write an application to the Block Development Officer (BDO) through J.E, RWSS for installation of a solarised pump set in the community, thinking the administration would sort out their problem. The VWSC members regularly made follow up with the block administration for the same. Within a short period of time the construction work was started by youth group of the village, with due approval and financial sanction from the concerned BDO for installation of solarised pump-set in the village.

Finally, solarised pump-set got installed with the pipelines. The people of the community were elated with immense joy as the daily burden of fetching water from the bore-well was solved and through pipelines their house would be directly supplied with drinking water. The VWSC members are extremely grateful to the CYSD for their intervention and regular support and facilitation.