REBUILDING A WATER CULTURE

The School

• Critical for the country’s future

• A central point which concerns everybody in the village – elders and children

• Targets of child nutrition / health programs

• Clear need for access to safe drinking water and sanitation

School

Anganwadi

What is water required for ?

• Drinking water• Hand Wash• Mid Day meal – Cooking – Vessel washing

• Toilet maintenance• General Hygiene• Gardening

Toilets : Not always used, water problems ! Big implication For girl Child

NOT ONLY in Tripura – also in Karnataka

Various sources of water in School

Tripura Rainfall data

2300mm. More than 7ft !!!

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

5 21 61 203 357 424 424 308 297 192 17 5

ScantyLow

Rainfall High Intensity RainfallLow

Rainfall Scanty

School in session Holiday School in sessionHoliday School in session

Less water Less water

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Rainwater harvesting components:1) Catchment2) Conveyance3) Filtration4) Storage5) Recharge

<<< The saree is the Catchment, conveyanceAnd filter !!!!!!

The collection and storage of rain for future productive use

Rainwater illustration

http://kscst.iisc.ernet.in/rwh_files/rwh_flat.swf

Case Study

Old Toilets

Additional New Toilets

Water brought from well located a km away

New Toilets

Rainwater harvesting potential in a School

rooftop area of an school 100sq.metersAverage Number of students 20 students

Daily water requirements per student in school

3 liters

Total water requirement per day 60 liters

100 days 6000 liters

60mm shower sufficient to fill it !!

Possible with Rainwater Harvesting

RWH in action

Working Model

Storage Tank

Filter

Reviving Dead Assets for Rainwater Harvesting

Ready To

Use

Rain barrel: Easiest way to begin rainwater harvesting

Tanks filled Up after therains

Midday meal Cooking

Water very happily used by theSchool

Use a filter - proyojone

Quality ?

Making Toilets functional

Handholding with maintenance

Volunteering

Being a responsible parent…

WATER RESPONSIBILITY

WATER CONSCIENCE

Responsibility

Biome Environmental Trust

(Rainwater Club) 1022, 1st floor, 6th Block,

HMT Layout, Vidyaranyapura, Bangalore – 560 097,

Phone : 080 41672790

Thank You !!