18 April, 2011 11:47

Posted on 2011-04-18 by Raintree-Foundation

Ram pump reinstallation in Buloe (Mae Sariang/Sop Moi)

Last year around the same time we did a ram pump installation in cooperation with the Operation Blessing foundation which is connected with CBN Siam. The former installation isn’t sufficient enough any more because the amount of water which was available for the ram pump decreased and the villagers want to use the water directly from the well.

So we decided to find another spot which have enough to guarantee a proper ram operation. We went there on Sunday the 3rd of April and planed to finish the whole installation within a week.

First we had to remove the old pipelines, the pump and every possible materials we could reuse. The new site is around 3 km far from the village and the next step was to bring all materials to the new site. We started with several groups of the villagers to get the things done faster. One group build the new basement for the collection tanks, another group did the PVC pipeline from the collection tank towards the new site, the next group prepared the basement for the ram and the tank for the ram installation and the last group arranged the transportation of the needed materials to the places where they were needed.

Work went on really well and the villagers are willing to help us in any purpose. At Friday afternoon we were nearly finished with the whole installation and we decided to wait one more day to give the concrete time to cure. So on Saturday morning we started the ram pump and gave the responsible villagers training on the maintenance and proper operation of the pump.

Finally we did a few adjustments and went up to the village and waiting to see the water delivered to the tanks. It took quite a while till the water reached the tanks since the whole distance is 2.2 km and with an elevation of around d 165 meters.

Finally we left the village on Saturday evening and agreed to follow up the next month, to recheck the pump and to measure the delivered amount of water for the village.


About Raintree-Foundation

The Raintree Foundation is a grassroots social non-government organization registered under the Ministry of Interior, mainly operating in Thailand among rural and underdeveloped communities. The aim is to help people through education, appropriate technology and self help projects to improve their living standards. The organization was founded in 1992. It has grown over the years and now serves more than 200 children in 6 projects Present projects are Children’s Homes, Day-Care Centers, manufacturing bamboo and herbal products, informal vocational training, providing villages with clean drinking water by providing appropriate filter systems and supplying water through various pump systems. The staff at Raintree Foundation is continuously looking for new opportunities and ideas as how to better help rural people. The local staff at the foundation is from various local ethnic tribal groups in Thailand.
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