Report: Arsenic free bore-dugwell (PW197) funded by MSSCT

Short Project Description

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

Date Started

2010-11-30

Date Completed

2011-12-31

Funding

$1,160

Community Contribution

Total Project Cost

Total Number of People Impacted

Number of People Getting Safe Drinking Water

Detail

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

Number of School Children Getting Water

Detail

Number of People Getting Sanitation

Detail

Number of People Getting Other Benefits

Detail

Primary Focus

Drinking Water - Community

Secondary Focus

Hygiene Education

Narrative The story of the implementation and initial impacts, including changes from the original plan in the application

This site #PW197, is in Dewanpara village of Swarupnagar block in the district of N 24 Parganas. Ratan Mondol donated the site for the community.

The dugwell ID number has been revised.

Maintenance/Operating Costs Annual, in US$

$40

Sustainability Plan Creating and measuring long-term impact

Other Issues Unusual and unexpected issues faced during project execution

Learnings Knowledge of project and process for sharing

31st December: The digging is still pending due to high water table. Should try to do digging in the second week of January 2012.
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Due to cancellation of sites at Swarupnagar, Bashirhat and Baduria new sites were selected following the selection procedure of village meetings and geocoding that delayed in construction and only boring could be done at some sites. Followed by the heavy monsoon rain since end of July to present there was further delay. The monsoon rain will continue till end of October and hoping to complete the project in November 2011.

Implementer

Project Well & Aqua Welfare Society

Implementer Background

Aqua Welfare Society (AWS) is the partner NGO of Project Well. Their office is based in North 24 Parganas. The seven honorary board members are located in Kolkata. New field workers have been engaged mainly for the surveillance program. There is one project manager, one technical manager, one awareness program manager, two technical assistants, one maintenance assistant, one assistant for data entry, one account assistant and three field workers; three more field workers will be hired. All field staff are constantly interacting with the villagers and beneficiaries, training the users on well maintenance, organizing village meetings and health meetings. The project manager visits the villages three to four times a week and works alongside the field workers, meeting with government officials and villagers, selecting sites, coordinating well construction, sending reports to Project Well and meeting with the members AWS to keep the projects running. The awareness programmer is in charge of conducting public education programs in the communities and educational institutions, which is the other component that makes our program sustainable.