Self-supporting community- based mitigation program that provides arsenic safe water using modified bore-dugwell along with public education on water related health effects.

Narrative

This site #PW263 is in the Kittipur village under the jurisdiction of the Bagjola panchayat of Baduria block in the district of North 24 Parganas.. The arsenic concentration of the private tubewell of Sahidul Islam was found to be 0.05 mg/L that was tested on 11 December 2012 with the VisuPAsS Visual Portable Arsenic testing field kit. The construction is supposed to start in mid February 2013. The land is donated by Asifur Rehman.

  • Farida Bibi of Project Well
    • confidential
    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed Wed 30 Apr 2014, Almost 10 Years ago

    drenes pipe setting today

  • Meera Hira-Smith of Project Well
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    Implementation Status: completed Thu 26 Dec 2013, Over 10 Years ago

    Field Visit: The taste of water is excellent. Only 29 people belonging to 8 families use this water. Need more awareness meetings.

    The taste of water is excellent. Only 29 people belonging to 8 families use this water. Need more awareness meetings.

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  • Impact Assessment (M&E) Phase Project completed on 30 Nov, 2013 Implementation Phase
  • Farida Bibi of Project Well
    • confidential
    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed Wed 21 Aug 2013, Over 10 Years ago

    village metting after construcction-total-13 M-2 F-8 CH-3

  • Farida Bibi of Project Well
    • confidential
    • SMS
    Implementation Status: in_progress Wed 05 Jun 2013, Almost 11 Years ago

    we well fix marbele plate

  • Implementation Phase Project started on 1 Dec, 2012 Preparation Phase

Self-supporting community- based mitigation program that provides arsenic safe water using modified bore-dugwell along with public education on water related health effects.

Narrative

This site #PW263 is in the Kittipur village under the jurisdiction of the Bagjola panchayat of Baduria block in the district of North 24 Parganas.. The arsenic concentration of the private tubewell of Sahidul Islam was found to be 0.05 mg/L that was tested on 11 December 2012 with the VisuPAsS Visual Portable Arsenic testing field kit. The construction is supposed to start in mid February 2013. The land is donated by Asifur Rehman.

Impact

People Getting Safe Drinking Water: 40

Registers will be created as soon as the community starts using the water from this bore-dugwell.

People Getting Other Benefits: 30

Awareness programs such as village meetings before and after the construction of the well, health meeting and if needed projector program is done during the first year of construction. During this time the villagers are informed and educated on water borne diseases, health effects of arsenic in the drinking water and also educate, both, young and old, mainly women on how practicing proper personal hygiene prevents contagious diseases. At times more than 30 people gather at such meetings.

Maintenance/Operating Costs Annual, in US$: $40

Creating and measuring long-term impact

Implementer: Project Well & Aqua Welfare Society

Aqua Welfare Society (AWS) is the partner NGO of Project Well.

Funding

funded:
$1,246

Plan/Proposal