Marrepalem Village Water Well

2018 Harrisburg Marathon - Signal 5AM Gals Team

  • Population: 45 people    
  • Rate of Literacy:15%
  • Summer temperatures reach well over 100 degrees daily
  • We estimate this well will be used by 18 families daily
  • Location of well: in a Koya People Group Village
  • Responsible for Maintenance and upkeep: T. Gangamma Dora
  • They previously drank water from more than 1/2 km away
  • This will save them more than 1 hour each time. They would boil before drinking
  • Some were suffering from malaria and other diseases

GPS Coordinates: 17.4805917,81.8999167

Mandal: Gangavaram
District: East Godavari
State: Andhra Pradesh
Date of Dedication: February 6, 2019 @ 3:45pm