बिहार के कई गाँवों में हैंडपंपों के पानी में जहरीले रसायनों की वजह से एक बार फिर लोग कुओं की तरफ लौट रहे हैं, उन्होंने कुओं को पुनर्जीवित करके फिर से इस्तेमाल करना शुरू कर दिया है। इन गाँवों में कुओं के इस्तेमाल से बीमारियों में भी कमी आयी है।

Having sensed that the water from the wells in their villages is devoid of toxins like arsenic and unhealthy levels of iron content, rural residents in Bihar are gradually renouncing the use of handpumps. Community action aided by some NGOs has led to the revival of wells in the Khagaria district which has resulted in a decrease in the disease burden in some of the villages. A ground report from the rural hinterland of Bihar.

Having sensed that the water from the wells in their villages is devoid of toxins like arsenic and unhealthy levels of iron content, rural residents in Bihar are gradually renouncing the use of handpumps. Community action aided by some NGOs has led to the revival of wells in the Khagaria district which has resulted in a decrease in the disease burden in some of the villages. A ground report from the rural hinterland of Bihar.