This village doesn?t steal water anymore

FOR the past several decades, the villagers of Khopadewadi in Velhe taluka, which is 70 kms from Pune, have got used to a unique yearly routine, lasting from January to May. Every night, the villagers surreptiously walk up to a nearby village named Pasali and steal water. A few times, a few individuals were even caught, resulting in squabbles. Following which, there is a break, before the routine continues again. This year, however, is the first time that it?s May and the villagers have not visited Pasali, even once.Over the past two years, one person from every house of the village has put in eight hours daily for the construction of a well in the village. The villagers had made a rule that if a family failed to send any person for construction work on any given day, they would have to pay a penalty of Rs 250. At least 35-odd houses of Khopadewadi even contributed an amount each, to raise Rs 65,000 for the well, while the rest was donated by Pune-based private firm Persistent Systems. - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/this-village-doesnt-steal-water-anymore/#sthash.OB7OU1Bu.dpuf - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/this-village-doesnt-steal-water-anymore/#sthash.OB7OU1Bu.dpuf
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