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 bore-dugwell # PW137SU25, is in Foridkati village under the jurisdiction of the Sutia panchayet in Gaighata block of North 24 Parganas district. Pradip Biswas donated the site for the community.

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Mon 20 Jan 2014, About 10 Years ago

    ft water. 10 familise, 47 peoples. Used for cooking and drinking . Gave the theoline 300 ml.

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Tue 07 Jan 2014, About 10 Years ago

    Good water. Used for cooking and drinking .

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Wed 27 Nov 2013, Over 10 Years ago

    12' ft water. 8 familise, 38 peoples. Used for cooking and drinking . Gave the theoline 200 ml.

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Wed 23 Oct 2013, Over 10 Years ago

    water . 9 ft water. 7 families, 32 people. Used for drinking and cooking.

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Mon 26 Aug 2013, Over 10 Years ago

    Water is turbid. Used for others working. 4 families, 17 people. Theoline 500 ml.

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Sat 10 Aug 2013, Over 10 Years ago

    Water is turbid. Used for others working.

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Thu 01 Aug 2013, Over 10 Years ago

    Health meeting has been finished . M-5,F-11, Ch-5.

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Thu 04 Jul 2013, Over 10 Years ago

    Maintenance has been done.

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Sat 29 Jun 2013, Over 10 Years ago

    7 families, 25 people. water in the filter. Gave the theoline 500 ml. used for drinking and cooking . Foridhkati/ gaighata.

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Wed 08 May 2013, Almost 11 Years ago

    Good water, 8 families, 42 people . Drinking and cooking. Bishnupur/ Gaighata.

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Thu 11 Apr 2013, Almost 11 Years ago

    Good water, 10 families, 50 people . Drinking and cooking. Bishnupur/ Gaighata.

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Fri 08 Mar 2013, About 11 Years ago

    Water in the filter. 10 families, 43 people used for drinking and cooking. Bisnupur foritkathi.

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Thu 21 Feb 2013, About 11 Years ago

    There is 13 ft of water.10 families. 43 people. Good water used for drinking and cooking.

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Mon 14 Jan 2013, About 11 Years ago

    There is 15 ft of water. 500 ml theoline was given.10 families. 43 people. Good water used for drinking and cooking.

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Fri 28 Dec 2012, About 11 Years ago

    projector programme is ok. M-4, f-21, ch-15

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    Implementation Status: completed_overbudget Thu 06 Dec 2012, Over 11 Years ago

    Good water, 19 ft water, 7 familis used by cooking.

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    Implementation Status: in_progress Mon 19 Nov 2012, Over 11 Years ago

    Good water, 20 ft water, 4 familis used by cooking and drinking.

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    Implementation Status: completed Sat 03 Nov 2012, Over 11 Years ago

    Repaired the tubewell of pw 137 on 30.10.2012. The tubewell is ok.

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    Implementation Status: completed Wed 17 Oct 2012, Over 11 Years ago

    water 21'. Thouline 400 ml, maintenance.

  • 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 bore-dugwell # PW137SU25, is in Foridkati village under the jurisdiction of the Sutia panchayet in Gaighata block of North 24 Parganas district. Pradip Biswas donated the site for the community.

Other Issues

Unusual and unexpected issues faced during project execution

Construction of this bore-dugwell is almost complete. Waiting for pictures. The arsenic test and application of the disinfectant are scheduled. 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.

Learnings

Knowledge of project and process for sharing

The solve the issue of pipes getting compressed due to hydraulic force, in 2010 larger pipes are used of 10 inches (N=30) and 8 inches (N=20) in diameter and 8 mm thickness, of length 20 foot for bore-dugwells (N=40) and 30 foot for bore-wells (N=10). The cost of pipes of increased dimension is double that of the previously used dimension (INR 9,185 vs. INR 19,500 & 12,400 of 10” and 8” diameter respectively for 20 foot pipes).

Impact

People Impacted: 14

People Getting Safe Drinking Water: 14

According to the register record of July 2011 the total consumers=14; Families=3; Male=7, Female=7, children <5 = 1 and students =4.
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9 families: Male=14, Female=12 and children=6.

Old data: At present 17 families have started using this source. Registers will be created as soon as the community starts using the water from this bore-dugwell.

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
$800:
MSSCT

Plan/Proposal