This presentation describes the work of WaterAid and Haritika in organising drinking water security through Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) approaches, in Dhasan river sub-basin (part of Bharar river basin), Nowgon block, Chattarpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
The key activities taken up as part of the intervention include -
- creating awareness amongst the community,
- formation and strengthening of local institutions,
- conducting participatory water need assessments,
- identifying groundwater sources through geophysical and hydrological investigation,
- ascertaining the ground water potential through pump test,
- ascertaining quality of drinking water through bacteriological and hydro-chemical test,
- implementation of hardware activities to create water supply facility with basic provision of household connection,
- adopting integrated approach of drinking water and sanitation to minimize sanitation related risks,
- supporting all the drinking water sources with source strengthening measures to ensure long term sustainability and,
- setting up of observation wells to monitor the impact of recharge measures and water balance of basin.
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