Attachment Details

Applicant	Project Well	Application ID:	11
Status:	Approved Accepted	Review Cycle end date:	2007-01-17

Attached to Application: Arsenic Safe Drinking Water:Gaighata
Title: Cheap adaptable modified dugwell that is chlorinated.
Description: The dugwell is covered and the water is drawn by an attached hand pump. The water is chlorinated and through research the bacteria is seen to be controlled by a certain dose applied every three weeks and the negligible chlorine odor is acceptable by the
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Budget Layou...Budget Layout 2007_2008

Training of ...Training of community member
Training for application of disinfectant that is done once a month. The trainee is taught to measure the height of water and with reference to a chart the exact amount of liquid disinfectant is applied.

Awareness Pr...Awareness Program in School
Public Education on health effects of arsenic in drinking water and benefits of dugwell water is also being provided in schools. Above picture is taken at Kolsur High School on 14th July 2006

Project Well...Project Well Newsletter_2005

Project Well...Project Well Newsletter_2004

Project Well...Project Well Dugwell Article_2003

A 12 year ol...A 12 year old young boy has symptoms of arsenic effect on his chest: spotted pigmentation

Mr. Nibash R...Mr. Nibash Ray is a victim of arsenic poisoning in West Bengal. His right hand is amputated.
Mr. Ray has lost his first wife in 1995 and his only son, Dhiman in January 2001. They were all drinking arsenic contaminated water obtained from shallow tube well.