How do you get water to flow uphill? Pratap Thapa has figured out how to solve one of the biggest challenges facing farmers in Nepal. The elevation of the land makes it difficult to get water from rivers to farms uphill. “I watched my parents work very hard on their farm,” Thapa says. “Despite living right next to a river, they had no way of irrigating their crops other than waiting for the rain.” Thapa is the co-creator of the Barsha Pump, a machine which harnesses the natural flow of rivers to transport water uphill. By giving farms access to water year round, he’s enabled food security for people in rural communities. Go to aqysta.com/products/barsha-pump/ to learn more about Nepal’s first hydro-powered water pump. Footage by aQysta was used in the creation of this film.
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