Clean Drinking Water Plant
After almost 70 years since India’s independence many remote villages have highly contaminated water sources with extremely high levels of dissolved solids, fluoride, iron, arsenic and other toxic components. Specifically, Telangana and A.P. have high fluoride
levels of up to 10 mg/l (against tolerable levels of 1mg/l) in drinking water sources - both surface and underground. The districts affected are Nalgonda, Mahaboobnagar, Medak, Nizamabad, Ranga Reddy, Warangal, Khammam, Kurnool, Anantapur, Guntur, Prakasam, Krishna, Srikakulam, Godavari, Chittoor, Nellore, Kadapa, Vizag and others.
In order to tackle the delivery of clean drinking water problem effectively, the IIT Bombay AA Hyderabad Chapter first identified badly affected villages, specifically with high fluoride and dissolved solid levels in water, as well as those contaminated with bacteria that creep in due to bad or lack of any sanitation. It was planned to set up several CDWPs in badly affected areas not touched by any governmental or nongovernmental agencies. In order to make these plants successful, the volunteer group decided to strictly follow the following criteria:
CDWP Plants Completed in 2013 through 2015
CDWP PROJECTS COMPLETED IN 2016
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Jalat Village, Dahod District, Gujarat
In this remote village of about 6,000 people, WGF has awarded a contract to system supplier - Bestech/KB Associates for a 1,500 liters per hour CDWP
Total Cost of the Project:
Rs. 450,000/ $6,900 Contribution by Co-Sponsor:
N/A Contribution by the village:
Rs. 50,000 (12%) Contribution by WGF:
Rs.400,000 (88%) -
Tamliyar Village, Barmer District, Rajasthan
This village of about 4,000 people only 20 km from the Pakistan border is completely dry and has no water. in conjunction with its Co-Sponsor DC Agrawal, an IIT Bombay alumni residing in NJ will build a deep borewell for bringing ground water from below the impervious rock layer about 500 feet deep to supply the villagers with water.
Project Cost including Shed over the borewell:
Rs. 320,000 Contribution by Village:
Rs 50,000 (16%) Contribution by Co-Sponsor:
Rs 100,000 (31%) Contribution by WGF:
Rs.170,000 (53%)
CDWP PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION & PLANNING IN 2017
1. Kasireddyguda Village | Rangareddy District | Telangana
Total Population: 6,175 - Males: 3,181 | Females: 2,994
Total Homes: 1,206 | Total area: 2,730 hectares
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We collaborated with Global Pragathi and their local NGO to build a 500 liter per hour Clean Drinking Water Plant (CDWP), equipped with RFID cards for water dispensing.
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Project Cost including: RFID Cards : |
Rs. 340,000 ($5,280) |
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Contribution by Village: |
N/A |
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Contribution by Co-Sponsor (Global Pragathi): |
$2,500 |
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Contribution by WGF: |
$2,780 |
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Project Completion Date: |
February, 2017 |
2. MOTA KALAVAD VILLAGE | DEVBHOOMI DWARKA DISTRICT | GUJARAT
Total Population (Approx.): 5,300
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We plan to collaborate with our NGO partner, The Sevak Foundation to build a 1,500 liter per hour Clean Drinking Water Plant (CDWP). A local Sevak (helper) will be assigned to operate and maintain the facility. Turnkey project contract has been awarded to KP Water Corporation of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
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Project Cost : |
Rs. 500,000 ($7,800) |
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Contribution by Village: |
Rs. 50,000 ($778) |
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Contribution by Co-Sponsor: |
N/A |
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Contribution by WGF: |
Rs. 450,000 ($6,993) |
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Anticipated Project Completion: |
August, 2017 |
