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00:00We are introducing you to Mr. Vivek Kalyan, who is famous as the Chhapakal Man of Bihar.
00:07He came here to tell us how he came up with the idea of using Chhapakal to get rid of water scarcity,
00:13especially for women, and how he came up with the idea of getting rid of it.
00:20So, we will talk to him.
00:21When I was in school, I visited many villages where there was a lot of water scarcity.
00:33Women were bringing water from 1-2 km away.
00:36This is after 2004.
00:38At that time, I saw that many Chhapakals were spoilt, they were not working, women were bringing water from far away.
00:45And there was a lot of water scarcity in that village.
00:49At that time, I thought that we should try to make Chhapakal with our own money.
00:59Gradually, I thought that there will be many such villages where Chhapakal will be spoilt or not.
01:06I started visiting different villages.
01:11Where did you get the money from?
01:13I got the money from my family and friends.
01:19I got the money from pocket money.
01:21I started making Chhapakal with the money I got from pocket money.
01:27When I started getting support, I started making Chhapakal.
01:31When I started, I met a mother from Vietnam.
01:37We started getting support from her.
01:39After getting support, there are many villages in Bihar where I have made Chhapakal.
01:49Baisali, Mujhapur, Mohanpur, Barachatki, Nepal Border, Rakshol, Sitamari.
02:00There are many villages where I have made Chhapakal and lakhs of people have been affected by water scarcity.
02:09I have been making Chhapakal for 20 years.
02:15I get messages on Facebook that Chhapakal is needed here.
02:22We get Chhapakal made here and we go there ourselves.
02:24We make Chhapakal according to the requirements of Chhapakal.
02:37The Kajpalak Paradhikari of Nagar Parishad requested for Chhapakal in Betia.
02:49I have made Chhapakal there.
02:51There was an inspector from Sitamari.
02:53He also requested for Chhapakal.
02:57There are many places where it is difficult to count Chhapakal.
03:02There was a problem with the water in the land level.
03:07Do the government officers contact you?
03:09Yes, they do.
03:11They keep checking on Facebook that we keep making Chhapakal.
03:17Are they unaware of the government?
03:19They might be.
03:21We don't want to comment on that.
03:23But if they feel that Chhapakal is being made here by the organization, then it can be made immediately.
03:30It takes time for the government to process it.
03:34If there is an inquiry, we send a person there and provide Chhapakal immediately.
03:44Ramnath Kovind, the former president of India, has also visited my organization.
03:54He has also praised my organization.
03:56He has also helped Dalit community members.
04:00The wife of Vietnam president has also visited my organization.
04:04She has also created a computer center in this region.
04:08She is helping Dalit community members everywhere.
04:14I have a special concern for water.
04:16We will provide water wherever we can.
04:22and wherever we get a call, we help them.
04:26In how many villages have you helped so far?
04:30In hundreds of villages.
04:31If I say the names, then it's Koshla, Mohanpur, Bali, Kuraru, Hathiyar, Bakraur, Silaunjha, Khidarsarai, Sonnagar.
04:45So from the Bihar-Jharkhand border to the Nepal border.
04:50How many villages?
04:52More than 500 villages.
04:56How many chappakals have you put up?
04:58More than 2000 chappakals.
05:00From 2004 to now, we have put up chappakals.
05:04How many have you repaired?
05:06We keep repairing the chappakals we put up.
05:11And we also repair the hundreds of chappakals that we need to repair.
05:18And we also repair the chappakals that we need to repair.
05:21And we also repair the chappakals that we need to repair.
05:26Because there are a lot of poor people who get chappakals, but they don't maintain them.
05:32So we also repair the chappakals that get damaged during maintenance.
05:38What kind of teams have you put up?
05:41We have put up teams in a lot of places.
05:46We will provide the names as well.
05:48So the teams keep investigating.
05:51And we repair the chappakals that get damaged.
05:57We would also like to thank the people who have helped me.
06:02We would also like to thank the people who have helped me.
06:08We would also like to thank the people who have helped me.
06:15We would also like to thank the people who have helped me.
06:22They trusted me.
06:25They sent the funding to put up chappakals.
06:30You said that you have a passion for water.
06:32You said that you have a passion for water.
06:35What kind of passion do you have now?
06:37I have a passion for water.
06:39As long as I am alive, I will try to solve the problem of chappakals and water.
06:46Whether it is a mountain area, where we do mining.
06:49We have put up chappakals in Gyalore as well.
06:51There was a lot of water there.
06:53It is a mountainous area.
06:54Yes.
06:55There is also a mountainous area in the Nexal area.
06:59If there is a need, we will somehow get it from our donors and sponsors.
07:05How many chappakals have you put up?
07:07We have put up more than 2000 chappakals.
07:09We have put up chappakals from 2004 to 2002.
07:13How many have you repaired?
07:15We keep repairing the chappakals that get damaged.
07:20We also repair the chappakals that are damaged.
07:26We repair the chappakals that are damaged.
07:30We also repair the chappakals that are damaged.
07:34Many poor people get chappakals.
07:37But we don't keep it for maintenance.
07:40We also repair the chappakals that get damaged.
07:47What kind of teams have you put up?
07:50We have put up teams in many places.
07:54We will provide the names as well.
07:57We keep checking the teams.
08:00We repair the chappakals that get damaged.
08:06We would also like to thank those who have helped me.
08:11We would also like to thank our mother, Kimleen, who has helped us a lot.
08:19We would also like to thank our sister, Bhool Lotus, who has helped us with the chappakals.
08:25We would also like to thank our sister, Bhool Lotus, who has helped us with the chappakals.
08:31They trusted me and sent the funding to the organization to put up chappakals.
08:39What are you doing to solve the water problem?
08:46We are doing everything we can.
08:49As long as we are alive, we will try to solve the water and chappakals problem.
08:55We have put up chappakals in mountain areas as well.
08:58We have put up chappakals in Galore as well.
09:01The water there is very difficult.
09:04We have put up chappakals in Nexal area as well.
09:08If there is a needy, we request our donors and sponsors to help us.
09:20Where are you getting help from?
09:23America, Vietnam, Malaysia.
09:27They are helping us.
09:31You have started a good cause.
09:35You are putting up chappakals wherever you want?
09:38Yes, wherever we want.
09:40We are planning to put up chappakals in Mussoorie as well.
09:44Please support us.
09:46Okay.
09:48I will be back in 7 minutes.
09:51During the COVID-19 pandemic, people were not getting vaccinated.
10:00I decided to put up chappakals in the villages where people were getting vaccinated.
10:06There are many villages in the Nexal area where people have started getting vaccinated.
10:14I put up chappakals there as a gift.
10:18I got the women of the villages who got vaccinated from Abhishek sir.
10:32The summer has started.
10:35We will start visiting the villages as well.
10:40We have started getting calls as well.
10:42We will go there as well.
10:45When I have a busy schedule, my team goes there.
10:48We are the ones who put up the chappakals.
10:53Is it a team of carpenters?
10:57Yes, it is a team of carpenters.
11:00We put up chappakals wherever we want.
11:12Do you have to pay for it?
11:14No, we don't have to pay for it.
11:18We provide the chappakals to the team and the workers.
11:24All of our donors are here.
11:27We help them wherever we can.
11:31We have provided drinking water for lakhs of people.
11:35So far, they have put up chappakals in more than 500 villages.
11:39The number is more than 2000.
11:42This is Ratnesh Kumar for ETV Bharat.