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The Vand women of Kachchh - A case study on drinking water management from the work of Samerth Trust in Kutch, Gujarat
Posted on 07 Mar, 2010 02:23 AMThis case study is about Samerth's efforts to achieve drinking water security, in participation with local village communities in Rapar, Kachchh (Gujarat). Arghyam has been collaborating with Samerth on this effort since 2007.
The Vand Women of Kachchh: Guest post by Keya Acharya
She gazes unflinchingly with direct eyes into the camera with a feminine mystique and physique that could, be gracing the front cover of a beauty magazine. Her red, mirror-worked blouse, in the traditional Kachchhi style worn by tribal women, is strapped at the back in stringed bows, greatly practical in the dry, wilting heat of that arid expanse of land in hinterland Gujarat called Kachchh. Her skirt is a colourful hue of printed green, and her ‘dupatta’ is a blazing red piece of cloth swept forward from her waist, partially covering her back, brought over her head and tucked back demurely into her waist again. Her name is Ammi.
The best part of the story - A case study on drinking water management from the work of Samerth Trust in Kutch, Gujarat
Posted on 07 Mar, 2010 02:18 AMThis case study is about Samerth's efforts to achieve drinking water security, in participation with local village communities in Rapar, Kachchh (Gujarat). Arghyam has been collaborating with Samerth on this effort since 2007.
The Best Part of the Story: Guest post by Keya Acharya
The landscape is barren in parts with just high heat and sun-bleached sand, the hallmarks of wastelands; in other parts there is some semblance of agriculture, with jowar, bajra and sometimes castor growing in small patches of mild green, without the lushness that good watering provides.
And in the middle of this landscape there appears, like an oasis without the accompanying palms, the ‘Tinnavahd talab’, a drinking water pond constructed by the community at Rabarkar vand, near Lakhagarh village in Rapar taluk of Kutch district. Inside the pond there is a dugwell, constructed on the pond bed.
Case Studies - Pani Thiye Panjo programme on rural drinking water management - Sahjeevan Trust in Kutch
Posted on 15 Feb, 2010 03:16 PM
The following four case studies, describe the work of Sahjeevan Trust and its partners, in organising drinking water, in participation with rural communities in Kutch, Gujarat, through the Pani Thiye Panjo program.
"India: Water Need to be Double the Supply in 20 Years" : Droplets, e-newsletter, Jan 2010
Posted on 27 Jan, 2010 12:33 PM
Aquatech India 2010, New Delhi
Posted on 19 Jan, 2010 04:07 PMThe IWWA/IWA Utility Leaders Forum (ULF) will premier at Aquatech India 2010. The forum provides a platform for CEOs of water utilities to discuss the latest trends and emerging issues on current topics such as linkages between water, energy and climate and their impact on water service delivery across the globe.
Right to Water and Sanitation - Visioning and strategy planning meeting - India WASH Forum - FANSA FORUM - WaterAid (2009)
Posted on 16 Dec, 2009 04:14 PMThis report describes the proceedings of a workshop organised on the 5th of August 2009 at New Delhi, by the Freshwater Action Network South Asia (FANSA), the Forum for Policy Dialogue and Water Conflicts in India (FORUM), India WASH Forum and WaterAid.
The crisis of providing safe and affordable drinking water, as well as meeting the water requirements for livelihoods and infrastructure for rural and urban sanitation in India, is becoming acute by the day. In this context, ensuring the right of citizens to drinking water and sanitation, can be an important policy initiative to help improve the overall situation.
Accessing safe drinking water during floods in North Bihar - Case study from the work of Megh Pyne Abhiyan
Posted on 19 Nov, 2009 03:20 PMThis case study published in Yojana documents Megh Pyne Abhiyan's work in organising access to safe drinking water for rural communities during the 2006 and 2007 floods in North Bihar. As a result of the Abhiyan's work, approximately 13000 and 36000 people accepted and accessed rainwater as a safe drinking water during the North Bihar floods of 2006 and 2007 respectively. Using rain water for drinking led to significant improvement in health indicators and flood-related deaths and sickness, as well as reduction in health expenditure.
Rapid geohydrological appraisal of Purainee and Orlaha villages,Bihar - Drinking water management and alternative sources
Posted on 19 Nov, 2009 02:40 PMThis report by ACWADAM based on a rapid hydro-geological appraisal of 2 villages, in Supaul distict in flood-prone North Bihar, gives a good understanding of local conditions as well generates a lot of useful data, that can help in planning groundwater management interventions in a village. Such information is crucial especially for regions such as North Bihar, where current data about the local conditions are literally absent.
Water conservation and harvesting by industry - A case study of Hindalco Industries Limited - Renukoot
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 05:51 PMThe work taken up includes lift irrigation projects, construction of small check dams, rainwater harvesting, promotion of horticulture and timber plantation, promotion of composting and cattle vaccination.
A community based self-sustained safe drinking water program - An industry case study from the work of BOSCH Limited - Jaipur
Posted on 17 Nov, 2009 05:38 PM
This work won the CII-GBC National Award (Beyond the Fence Category) for Excellence in Water Management in 2008.
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