3.1. Water supply and storage
Ninety-five (97.9%) of the 97 individuals interviewed (and
their households) obtained their water supply from the gov-ernment piped supply, derived fromtwo borewells. Only two
households (in the Harijan colony) had private bore wells.
All openwells and hand pumps, previously important sources
of drinking water of the village, had been dry for almost
5 years. Eighty-four (86.6%) individuals interviewed kept
drinking water separate from water used for other purposes
such as washing vessels and clothes, and for toilet purposes.
Water was stored in steel vessels in 74 (76.3%) households,