To execute the project, the Coca-Cola Foundation has approved a sum of Rs13.2 million while the remaining Rs3.157 million will be contributed by the community itself. The foundation has sponsored three phases of this project where phase 1 had been successfully completed in Siksa village benefitting almost 4,000 people. The benefits from this project, and the one at Gole, are manifold and range from social uplift to economic gain, to women empowerment and environmental protection. Secure and reliable supply of water has lessened the burden on local women and children by also ensuring food security, improved health indicators, increased income and contributed to savings. The drinking water supply has improved domestic consumption of water which has been provided from a freshwater spring source.

Source: Pakistan Today September 10, 2018 16:41 UTC