Water component

By Rajesh Shah of Blue Planet Network Posted over 4 years ago

The entire project is very worthy, but BPR scope is on the drinking water and sanitation component.

The details of the water tank in the budget seem to contain some error: should there be 6 tanks?

Is it just ground water that is pumped up to the tank?
I assume that the other watershed development that has already taken place will be recharging the ground water.
Is the school roof water being guided towards recharge or capture?

Water component

By Thomas Palgadhmal of Watershed Organization Trust Posted over 4 years ago

Thanks rajesh for your feedback.

1. Water tank : There is one tank with a capacity of 2500 ltrs. The estimated cost is
Rs. 6 per liter (not 6 tanks) which works out to Rs. USD 375.

2. The ground water will supplied to the school water tank. The newly constructed water tank of 25,000 ltrs capacity is situated at the height of 15 meters from the ground level, therefore the drinking water would flow to the school with gravity.

3. The school roof water is not guided towards recharge or capture. Since the watershed activities has been carried out in this village it would support the present completed drinking water source i.e well.
Though the drinking water project has been initiated in the village through women, a separate drinking water connection would be provided to primary school for drinking water, toilet and sanitation purpose.

Project beneficiary numbers

By Rajesh Shah of Peer Water Exchange Posted over 4 years ago

Please could you explain the numbers:

27 children getting water,
but only 6 getting sanitation?

319 other people - who are they and how do they access the water?
Are they the children expected in new class.
Will they access sanitation?

We can pursue alternative funders for the classrooms, until that happens what is the number of folks/children for both water and sanitation?

Thanks,
Rajesh

Project beneficiary numbers

By Thomas Palgadhmal of Watershed Organization Trust Posted over 4 years ago

Dear Rajesh,

Compliments of the Season !

Reg the queries, the replies are -

1. 27 children getting water – This is related to the proposed drinking water and sanitation project. These children will get water through the drinking water project as well as toilet facilities in the school premises, once it is initiated. Adjacent to the school there is a Balwadi (kinder garden) involving 15 children. The balwadi children would also use this drinking water and toilet facilities. Therefore, 42 children will get benefit of this project.

2. but only 6 getting sanitation? - As a result of the drinking water project initiated by WOTR (with its own fund) in the village, people are motivated and have decided to free their village from open defecation (use of 100% toilets). As a part of this, all the families (50) in the village have purchased toilet pots. Out of these 50 families, 6 families have newly constructed toilets with their own costs. The remaining families are in a process of construction of individual toilets with their own cost.

3. 319 other people - who are they and how do they access the water? - The 319 people (50 families) are the inhabitants in the village. Through the drinking water project initiated by WOTR (mentioned above) they have now access to water from this project.

4. Are they the children expected in new class. The total average no of students in the primary school is 27. The students who will pass out the IV class would be replaced by the balwadi children. Hence on an average there would be approx. 40-45 students. And all these would access sanitation.

5. The number of children for both water and sanitation would be approx. 40-45 and villagers (folk) would be 50 families.

Do let us know if you need further clarification.

Thomas