Providing and installing Siphon water filter units in 30 nos. of Government Primary and Middle School premises for the use of rural students in the Sethubavachatram block of Tanjore District, Tamilnadu.
In the Sethubavachatram Block, Tanjore District there are 37 Panchayat villages. In total, there are 77 nos. of Government Primary Schools and 22 nos. of Government Middle Schools functioning in this Block. Most of the Schools have drinking water source through the Panchayat and in some Schools the staff arrange for the drinking water from nearby households, public tap. But, the quality of water (contaminated with bacteria, etc.,) has not been studied so far.
During the year 2009-10, Ekoventure implemented a similar project with the funding from PWX in 35 nos. of Government Primary Schools. The staff of the Schools are properly maintaining the Water Filter System. The Children are utilising the filtered water. Awareness meetings were conducted on the use of purified water.
Under this project 30 nos of Government Primary and Middle Schools will be covered.
Providing Safe drinking water to the Government Primary and Middle Schools
Sethubavachatram block, India
Approximately 200 staff working in the Government Schools will get safe drinking water
This project focuses on educating the rural school children studying in the 35 Schools on hygiene issues and particularly on the importance of “Hand Wash”.
The staff of the Schools will be trained on the day-to-day maintenance of the Water Filter.
The women SHG members will also be trained in the hygiene issues and the importance of safe drinking water.
Siphon Water Filter was successfully installed in the earlier project implemented by Ekoventure in 35 nos. of Government Primary Schools in the Sethubavachatram block, Tanjore District, Tamilnadu.
The water purified using the water filter was tested for bacteriological analysis and in comparison with the unpurified water collected from the same source of Rope pumps installed in Villupuram district. The Total Coliforms (MPN – Index/100ml) was between 460 and >1100 and the Faecal Coliforms (MPN – Index/100ml) was between 9 and 14 in the untreated water samples and the population was absent in the case of filtered water.
Awareness meetings on the need of safe water will be conducted in all the 30 Schools.
Each School having strength of for every 50 Children will be provided with one Siphon Filter unit consisting of Siphon water filter, one stainless steel drum with lid and tap, one glass tumbler with a chain tied to the drum.
One simple poster on the use and maintenance of Siphon water filter will be displayed near the unit.
The staff of the School will be trained on the day-to-day maintenance of the water filter.
The field staff of Ekoventure will monitor the usage of water filter and report .
Yes, in one Phase for a period of 6 months and maintenance and monitoring will be done after the project completion period by the School administration with the guidance of the NGO.
The Water Filters to be installed in the Schools will be owned by the School and will be maintained by the School administration.
The School administration have agreed to bear the costs related to the maintenance and replacement of filters.
There is no information about government interaction currently available for this plan.
There is no information about ancillary activities currently available for this plan.
Sethubavachatram block comprises of more coastal villages in the Tanjore district.
There is no information about maintenance revenue currently available for this plan.
$410
Prior art before metrics
Budget annexed
No additional existing funding details are currently available.
The community and the School administration will contribute towards the maintenance of the Water filters. It would cost around Rs. 250 annualy
can you please provide a description of the filter and the specs? How it work? Is it built locally using local materials? Is it imported? Who maintains it? How much water does it filter/day?
Who will install/maintain it?
What is your organizational infrastructure for planning, implementation and maintenance and financial support for maintenance and outreach?
good luck!
gemma
Greetings.
This application is the expansion of our earlier project funded by PWX during 2009-10 (application Id 231). The low cost water filter promoted under this project is the ceramic syphon water filter. This water filter is produced and marketed by Basic Water Needs Foundation with its office located in Auroville, Pondicherry.
Approximately 6 litres of water could be filtered per hour by using this water filter. It is easy to maintain the filter. The water filter will be installed by the staff of Ekoventure after organising awareness meetings in the respective schools. Further, the staff of the School will be trained on the day-to-day maintenance of the water filter.
The Water Filters provided to 35 nos. of Government Primary Schools earlier are being properly utilised and maintained by the School authorities.
The cost of maintenance has been born by the School authorities.
The details of the water filter and maintenance is being attached in the application
with warm regards
Natarajan