Pilot Water Security & Safety Project is to build the capacity of the Community to address and carryout actions towards achieving Equitable Access to Quality Drinking Water, improve Operation & Maintenance, Water Safety and Demand management of Water Resources through Budgeting and Crop Selection.
Water Security is “ensuring sustainable access to adequate quantities of water, of acceptable quality, to ensure human and ecosystem health”
Hence, to ensure acceptable quality, the safety aspects have to considered instead of merely focusing on quantity aspects.
CWRA & WW done in Kuppichiparai, helped in understanding the cultural aspects of its water related issues.
These tools have been useful to sensitize the village community about maintenance of water bodies which were their forefathers’ routine once, but forgotten since
Community Change Management Group is a voluntary team formed after a process of interactions among the community. This essentially consists of the President and few ward members of the Gram Panchayat, the members of Village Water and Sanitation Committee, the Water Users Association representatives, SHG representatives, Women Group, Youth volunteers, volunteers from working/retired School teachers, retired Govt. staff from that village, Dalith representatives and multi stakeholders etc.
The Kuppichiparai CCMG was formed through a comprehensive community participation and decision making process and its roles & responsibilities were established. This team will be the Social Capital for the Village Community taking care of the welfare of the entire village, particularly its Water Security & Safety.
The Water budget for kuppichiparai village was developed by the CCMG members with consultation of officials and experts. This water budget developed envisages a rough estimation of the water resources available in the village and also the requirements of water for various sectoral uses and equating them to arrive at “Water Balance”. The net deficit / surplus indicated the water scenario in the village and helped to develop the water management plan for the village to ensure optimum use of water.
CCMG invited & gathered the Water and Agriculture sector Government officials in a common platform to get their help in Water Conservation.
The Agriculture & Agricultural Engineering Department officials explains to community how they can cultivate the 50 ha with available water. At present 50% of land only under cultivation due to less water availability.
Tap Stand study – to assess pressure variation at points in the distribution system
In discussion the CCMG prepares, the zoning plan for the distribution system with assistance from CEC experts, TWAD
The CCMG with the help of experts assessed the water level in 12 defunct bore wells in their Panchayat and found that out of 12, water is available in 8 bore wells.
The Panchayat President had erected the extra length pipes and kept mini tanks in 3 bore wells (out of 8), after this assessment, which supplies drinking water to the nearby habitations, avoiding long distance travelled by the people to fetch water.
The Kuppichiparai CCMG are in the process of using the 4 bore wells (without water) for rain water recharge by making a filter media near the bore well and from where the rain water will be let into bore well
The CCMG with the help of experts assessed the water level in 12 defunct bore wells in their Panchayat and found that out of 12, water is available in 8 bore wells.
The Panchayat President had erected the extra length pipes and kept mini tanks in 3 bore wells (out of 8), after this assessment, which supplies drinking water to the nearby habitations, avoiding long distance travelled by the people to fetch water
The frequency, dosage of chlorination and residual chlorine at various water points are under surveillance of CCMG in Kupichiparai with the help of Panchayat President , thus ensuring safe drinking water.
The CCMG members had organised the Global Hand Washing Day - October 15th celebration in the Kuppichiparai school to spread awareness on importance of hand washing with soap
The Panchayat President had erected the extra length pipes and kept mini tanks in 3 bore wells (out of 8), after this assessment, which supplies drinking water to the nearby habitations, avoiding long distance travelled by the people to fetch water.
Around 3000 saplings (arranged from forest department) were distributed by Kuppichiparai CCMG members to interested villagers on Gram Sabha day. The CCMG members watch out the survival of the saplings.
This pilot project progresses towards achieving the following outcomes
