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

Narrative

This is a proposed site for dugwell #PW139GTR2 located in the village Gotra (Chasipar) in Chakdah block of Nadia district. Gaighata. Sunil Mondol donated the site for the community.

  • Ranajit Bala of Project Well
    • confidential
    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Tue 25 Jun 2013, Almost 11 Years ago

    good water.13famelis used.dringking and cooking.give the theoline 500gm.

  • Farida Bibi of Project Well
    • confidential
    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Mon 31 Dec 2012, About 11 Years ago

    there are 13f of water 6families 22 people good water used for drinking and cooking

  • Rudi Dundas
    • Visitor
    • confidential
    Implementation Status: completed_partial Sun 21 Nov 2010, Over 13 Years ago

    November 21, 2010 - Rudi Dundas and Chris Majors

    They had not gotten arsenic tests back yet when we were there, so were only using water for cooking. They were pleased with taste and smell of the water.

  • Impact Assessment (M&E) Phase Project completed on 31 Jul, 2010 Implementation Phase
  • Implementation Phase Project started on 1 Nov, 2009 Preparation Phase

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

Narrative

This is a proposed site for dugwell #PW139GTR2 located in the village Gotra (Chasipar) in Chakdah block of Nadia district. Gaighata. Sunil Mondol donated the site for the community.

Other Issues

Unusual and unexpected issues faced during project execution

Few things are pending - the tile with the name of the sponsor, the tin cover and the arsenic test and use to the disinfectant. the community will be trained to apply the disinfectant and field workers will visit the bore-dugwell for two years or until they user community feels confident to take the responsibility of the bore-dugwell.

Impact

People Impacted: 37

People Getting Safe Drinking Water: 37

According to the register record of July 2011 the total consumers=37; Families=5; Male=19, Female=18, children <5 = 1 and students =11.
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Update Dec 2010: 7 families are using this source now.

Currently only 3 families are using the source.

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. Their office is based in the North 24 Parganas. The 7 honorary board members are located in Kolkata. There were only 5 field workers who were interacting with the villagers and beneficiaries, training the users on maintenance of the dugwells, organizing village meetings and health meetings. This year four more field workers including a management trainee have been contracted due to expansion of the program to other districts like Nadia and Murshidabad. A technical advisor of AWS is based in Kolkata who visits the village occasionally and one awareness programmer who is in charge of awareness programs in the communities and educational institutions. There is an accountant and also a data entry person on part time basis.

Funding

funded:
$800
Final Cost:
$1,050

Plan/Proposal