We were happy to see green surroundings when we entered the Huai Wad Village last week. But we were surprised to see our Lahu friends looked unhappy and worried. After we discussed with them we got to know that it was a kind of "Green Drought".
There was no rain for a long time. Rice and corn were dying in the plantation areas. There will be very less crops yield this year as the lack of rain affected the pollenations of the crops.
The worst thing was that some villagers have already invested growing the corn with the loans from traders. They have already indebt for the seeds, chemical sprays and fertilizers.
As there were two existing tanks at Haw Yae, we had a third construction at this location. Made a connection by a poly line from a big tank under a meeting shed on the hill. So that a poly line will fill up the lower tanks when they run low from the tank on the hill. This will provide an additional 20,000 litres for the villagers. This was just what we could do for a short term solution and with available resources we had. While the villagers shared their labours to construct the tank.
Just hope that it will rain soon. And when it rains, all tanks will be filled up. The villagers will have enough water for their households'consumptions. We were happy to see the smiling faces of the villagers of Huai Wad when we left them.
Also hope there will be no more "Green Drought" again at Huai Wad !
