plan 317Providing Safe drinking water to the Government Primary and Middle Schools

Summary

Providing and installing Siphon water filter units in 30 nos. of Government Primary and Middle School premises for the use of rural students in the Sethubavachatram block of Tanjore District, Tamilnadu.

Background

In the Sethubavachatram Block, Tanjore District there are 37 Panchayat villages. In total, there are 77 nos. of Government Primary Schools and 22 nos. of Government Middle Schools functioning in this Block. Most of the Schools have drinking water source through the Panchayat and in some Schools the staff arrange for the drinking water from nearby households, public tap. But, the quality of water (contaminated with bacteria, etc.,) has not been studied so far.

During the year 2009-10, Ekoventure implemented a similar project with the funding from PWX in 35 nos. of Government Primary Schools. The staff of the Schools are properly maintaining the Water Filter System. The Children are utilising the filtered water. Awareness meetings were conducted on the use of purified water.

Under this project 30 nos of Government Primary and Middle Schools will be covered.

Location

Sethubavachatram block, Tamilnadu, India

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    Photos

    Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

    Please, can you send few photos relating with the project you are talking about which can help us to relate with the problem you have stated in your proposal. Msigwa

    Please, can you send few photos relating with the project you are talking about which can help us to relate with the problem you have stated in your proposal.

    Msigwa

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    filter description

    Gemma Bulos of A Single Drop

    hello there can you please provide a description of the filter and the specs? How it work? Is it built locally using local materials? Is it imported? Who maintains it? How much water does it filter/day? Who will install/maintain it? What is your organizational infrastructure for planning, implementation and maintenance and financial s...

    hello there

    can you please provide a description of the filter and the specs? How it work? Is it built locally using local materials? Is it imported? Who maintains it? How much water does it filter/day?

    Who will install/maintain it?

    What is your organizational infrastructure for planning, implementation and maintenance and financial support for maintenance and outreach?

    good luck!
    gemma

    • AR. Natarajan of Ekoventure

      Dear Gemma, Greetings. This application is the expansion of our earlier project funded by PWX during 2009-10 (application Id 231). The low cost water filter promoted under this project is the ceramic syphon water filter. This water filter is produced and marketed by Basic Water Needs Foundation with its office located in Auroville, Pon...

      Dear Gemma,
      Greetings.

      This application is the expansion of our earlier project funded by PWX during 2009-10 (application Id 231). The low cost water filter promoted under this project is the ceramic syphon water filter. This water filter is produced and marketed by Basic Water Needs Foundation with its office located in Auroville, Pondicherry.
      Approximately 6 litres of water could be filtered per hour by using this water filter. It is easy to maintain the filter. The water filter will be installed by the staff of Ekoventure after organising awareness meetings in the respective schools. Further, the staff of the School will be trained on the day-to-day maintenance of the water filter.

      The Water Filters provided to 35 nos. of Government Primary Schools earlier are being properly utilised and maintained by the School authorities.
      The cost of maintenance has been born by the School authorities.
      The details of the water filter and maintenance is being attached in the application

      with warm regards
      Natarajan

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    water filter

    Carolyn Meub of Pure Water for the World

    have you looked at the Sawyer point one filter? it costs less than the siphon filter, produces great water, requires no maintianence expence, and will perform much longer. www.pointonefilter.com Byron

    have you looked at the Sawyer point one filter? it costs less than the siphon filter, produces great water, requires no maintianence expence, and will perform much longer. www.pointonefilter.com

    Byron

    • AR. Natarajan of Ekoventure

      Dear Byron, Thanks for the information. The Syphon water filter that we are using costs approximately $ 6.00 and is readily available locally. The maintenance is very easy and further in case of any replacement, the Basic Water Needs Foundation does it at no extra cost. From the website, we could not find out the Indian marketing ...

      Dear Byron,

      Thanks for the information.

      The Syphon water filter that we are using costs approximately $ 6.00 and is readily available locally. The maintenance is very easy and further in case of any replacement, the Basic Water Needs Foundation does it at no extra cost.

      From the website, we could not find out the Indian marketing agency for the pointonefilter. Further, it costs $59.23 per filter.

      with warm regards

      Natarajan

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    government involvement

    Carolyn Meub of Pure Water for the World

    as government schools, what role does the government play? Byron PWW

    as government schools, what role does the government play?
    Byron
    PWW

    • AR. Natarajan of Ekoventure

      Dear Byron, Greetings. The district Education Department has been contacted and explained about this project (during the implementtaion of the similar project - application ID 231) and the authorities of the Education Department have assured the proper utilisation and maintenance of the Water Filters. The School authorities (teach...

      Dear Byron,

      Greetings.

      The district Education Department has been contacted and explained about this project (during the implementtaion of the similar project - application ID 231) and the authorities of the Education Department have assured the proper utilisation and maintenance of the Water Filters.

      The School authorities (teachers + staff) support us in organising the awareness meetings, demonstrations on the use and maintenance of the water filters and finally after the implementation help in the maintenance of the water filters installed.

      regards

      Natarajan

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    reports of past projects

    Meera Hira-Smith of Project Well

    Hello Natarajan, as per your application 231 the projects were to provide siphon filter in 35 Government Primary School and were completed in may 2010. Do you have any pictures or usage report of these projects yet? Thanks, Meera

    Hello Natarajan, as per your application 231 the projects were to provide siphon filter in 35 Government Primary School and were completed in may 2010. Do you have any pictures or usage report of these projects yet?
    Thanks, Meera

    • AR. Natarajan of Ekoventure

      Dear Meera Hira-Smith, Sorry for the delay. A collection of photos in 2 pdf files have been uploaded in the project ID 231. with warm regards AR. Natarajan

      Dear Meera Hira-Smith,

      Sorry for the delay. A collection of photos in 2 pdf files have been uploaded in the project ID 231.

      with warm regards

      AR. Natarajan