International Committee donates the gift of Water
Posted by William McElroy
Mill Creek Rotary's International Committee donated $2,000 to the Mercer Island Rotary Club's Akola water project.
Akola is region in India and despite an annual average rainfall of 65 cm a year, poor water management and the absence of water impoundment brings on a crisis every year by the onset of India's fierce summers.
A series of 22 dams are being built in the drought-prone villages surrounding Akola. These are funded by Rotary International. The first dam was completed June '08. 200 Jamun trees line the channel (nallah) upstream of the dam.
Akola is region in India and despite an annual average rainfall of 65 cm a year, poor water management and the absence of water impoundment brings on a crisis every year by the onset of India's fierce summers.
A series of 22 dams are being built in the drought-prone villages surrounding Akola. These are funded by Rotary International. The first dam was completed June '08. 200 Jamun trees line the channel (nallah) upstream of the dam.
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