HOLLYWOOD, CA — “Smile Pinki,” the story of an Indian girl born with a cleft lip and winner of the “documentary short” category at the movie industry’s February 22 Academy Awards, has brought recognition to the little girl chronicled in the film as well as to her village of Rampur Dhavaia and its water infrastructure needs, according to a February 23 IANS report on thaindian.com.
The village is located in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, in the Mirzapur district. Jaswant Singh, Mirzapur chief development officer told IANS “As Pinki has given an international recognition to Rampur Dabai village in Mirzapur district, the government has decided to undertake several developmental projects for the welfare of the villagers.”
Projects will be taken on one-at-a-time, and among the first projects to be addressed will be drinking water needs. According to Singh, providing potable drinking water to the over 2,000 villagers is a top priority.
“The village has been grappling with water scarcity for the last several years. But, now we would dig up ponds, install hand pumps and rebore old wells to ensure that villagers get adequate water,” Singh is quoted as saying.
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