Today construction began in earnest. I posted some photos here on the blog. We met out at the site and the villagers proceeded to dig a new bore well - they were so excited to begin, that they were again waiting for us by the road. It is a fascinating process and extremely work intensive. After the bore well was dug, the villagers then proceeded to excavate for the footings. The masons (these are the contractors worker's) then began to fill the excavations with concrete and rebar. All of the concrete mixing took place by hand with small shovels- it was extremely tough work, compounded by the fact that these guys are working in 90+ degree heat with high humidity. The villagers worked to help the contractor and brought jars of water from an existing well (that is approximately 30 feet away) to the masons for the mixing process.
After the footings were laid, the form work was placed around the rebar frames for the columns. The first four feet of the columns were poured today. Things are going very fast at the moment and we are absolutely thrilled to finally be in full swing with construction!
1 comment:
kim great job-it sounds like these people are very deserving. you should be proud.stay safe and keep up the great work-this is your year.love c t j
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