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

Narrative

This site #PW258 is in the Matikumra village under the jurisdiction of the Chourashi panchayat of Deganga block in the district of North 24 Parganas.. The arsenic concentration of the private tubewell near this site of Awmmod Mondol was between 0.02-0.04 mg/L that was tested on 27 december 2012 with the VisuPAsS Visual Portable Arsenic testing field kit. The land to construct the bi-tech well is donated by Awmmod Mondol.