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 site # PW161GPL3, is in GopalPur village in the Block of SwarupNagar in the district of N24parganas. . Abdul Salad Mondol donated the site for the community.

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  • Animesh sarkar of Project Well
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    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Sat 10 Aug 2013, Over 10 Years ago

    This wel is used by13 families 53 people.used for drinking and cooking.water 21ft. theoline give 300 ml.

  • Animesh sarkar of Project Well
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    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Sat 20 Jul 2013, Almost 11 Years ago

    pw-161 this well is used by 14 families.56 people.theoline give 200 ml.water 17 ft 4 inch.good water used for drinking and cooking.

  • Animesh sarkar of Project Well
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    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Wed 26 Jun 2013, Almost 11 Years ago

    This well is used by 13 families.53 people.good water.used for drinking and cooking.theoline give

  • Animesh sarkar of Project Well
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    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Sat 02 Mar 2013, About 11 Years ago

    This well is used by 9 families,40 people,good water ,drinking and cooking,theoline give 200 ml,water 15 ft,

  • Animesh sarkar of Project Well
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    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Mon 04 Feb 2013, About 11 Years ago

    .This well is used by 8 families.36 people.water 15 ft 10 inch.Theoline give 400 ml.used for drinking and cooking

  • Animesh sarkar of Project Well
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    • SMS
    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Sat 24 Nov 2012, Over 11 Years ago

    this well is used by 7 families, 32 people, 16 ft 1 inch water, 200 ml theoline give.

  • Rudi Dundas
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    Implementation Status: completed Wed 17 Aug 2011, Over 12 Years ago

    November 23, 2010 - Rudi Dundas and Chris Majors

    We were told that 15 - 16 families use this well - 70+ people... We interviewed Taharmina Biri about the well. She said that they had applied for this well for safety and convenience, and that the water is tasty and good for cooking. She has more time to work now. Two of her sons are already working and the 3rd is able to stay in school.

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  • Paramita Guha of Project Well
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    • SMS
    Implementation Status: complete_unsuccessful Thu 23 Jun 2011, Almost 13 Years ago

    Here arsenic was high so the consumers were forbidden to use the water for drinking or cooking purpose. Water was collected on 30 April to test for arsenic and the report received on May 7th showed arsenic level as 53 PPB. (Indian standard is 50 PPB). Water can be used through a folded material tied to the spout of the hand pump for drinking and cooking.This dugwell is in the list of bi-monthly observation.

  • Rudi Dundas
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    Implementation Status: completed Tue 23 Nov 2010, Over 13 Years ago

    November 23, 2010 - Rudi Dundas and Chris Majors

    We were told that 15 - 16 families use this well - 70+ people... We interviewed Taharmina Biri about the well. She said that they had applied for this well for safety and convenience, and that the water is tasty and good for cooking. She has more time to work now. Two of her sons are already working and the 3rd is able to stay in school.

  • Rudi Dundas
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    Implementation Status: completed Tue 23 Nov 2010, Over 13 Years ago

    November 23, 2010 - Rudi Dundas and Chris Majors

    We were told that 15 - 16 families use this well - 70+ people... We interviewed Taharmina Biri about the well. She said that they had applied for this well for safety and convenience, and that the water is tasty and good for cooking. She has more time to work now. Two of her sons are already working and the 3rd is able to stay in school.

  • Rudi Dundas
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    Implementation Status: completed Tue 23 Nov 2010, Over 13 Years ago

    November 23, 2010 - Rudi Dundas and Chris Majors

    We were told that 15 - 16 families use this well - 70+ people... We interviewed Taharmina Biri about the well. She said that they had applied for this well for safety and convenience, and that the water is tasty and good for cooking. She has more time to work now. Two of her sons are already working and the 3rd is able to stay in school.

  • Dennis Baroi of Project Well
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    Implementation Status: completed Sat 30 Oct 2010, Over 13 Years ago

    Meeting organized by School of Environmental Studies at Chak-Khor-Gachi

    A few hundred patients were gathered at Chak-Khor-Gachi village. The patients were only from the district of North 24- Parganas who are suffering from cancer and suspected cancer (Bowens). Officials of Arsenic Task Force, PHED, and UNICEF attended this medical campaign where the patients were given some treatment.

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  • Dennis Baroi of Project Well
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    Implementation Status: completed Tue 05 Oct 2010, Over 13 Years ago

    visit by dennis baroi and biswajit karmakar

    Height of water column is 21.5ft. Water quality is good and awareness prgram is needed to inform the community about the benefits of the use of the chlorinated dugwell water versus arsenic contaminated tubewell water.

    similar report of dugwell #PW166 - the height of water column is 20ft. Very fine sediment is visible in the water hence people are not using the water. Awareness meeting is needed to explain why there is fine sediment in the water and from our experience in many cases the water becomes clear as the dugwell gets old and now at the initial stage use of mawtka filter is a must.
    Visit by Dennis &biswjet.

  • 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 site # PW161GPL3, is in GopalPur village in the Block of SwarupNagar in the district of N24parganas. . Abdul Salad Mondol donated the site for the community.

Other Issues

Unusual and unexpected issues faced during project execution

The construction is just completed. Due to power failure in the village pictures from the cyber shop could not be sent and will be available tomorrow. The arsenic test and application of the disinfectant are due. The community will be trained to apply the disinfectant and field workers will visit the bore-dugwell for two years or until the user community feels confident to take the responsibility of the bore-dugwell.

Impact

People Impacted: 42

People Getting Safe Drinking Water: 42

According to the register record of July 2011 the total consumers=42; Families=10; Male=28, Female=14, children <5 = 1 and students =16.
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10 families are using this source. Register is yet to be prepared.

Old: Only three families are using this source now.

Implementer: Project Well and Aqua Welfare Society

AAqua 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