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 is a proposed site for dugwell located in the village Ramkrishnopur was cancelled. The new site for #PW140GTR3 is in Ghetugachi (bamunpara) village of Chakdah block of Nadia district. Uttam Roy donated the site for the community.
Other Issues
Unusual and unexpected issues faced during project execution
Few things are pending - the tile or name plate with the name of the sponsor, the tin cover and the arsenic test and use to the disinfectant. the community will be trained to apply the disinfectant and field workers will visit the bore-dugwell for two years or until they user community feels confident to take the responsibility of the bore-dugwell.
Impact
People Impacted: 30
People Getting Safe Drinking Water: 30
demography is not received yet. 6 families are using water as per report of August. Query has been sent for this register update.
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Dec update: nobody is using this water now. Complaints is that the water tastes salty.
Old: Six families are using this bore-dugwell. Registers will be created as soon as the community starts using the water from this bore-dugwell.
