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DWSS (Hand Pumps)
At Village Khora Guli
Bagh
Project location:
Khora Guli Bagh.
Village Name: Khora
Guli Bagh.
DO
Name: Naway Sahhar.
Union council: Rural
Mardan.
Tehsil: Mardan.
District: Mardan.
Project description:
Project type: DWSS
(Hand Pumps).
Number of hand pumps:
5 hand pumps.
Project Initiation Date:
01/12/2002.
Project Completion Date:
10/01/2003
Number of beneficiaries:
40 Households.
Population: 320 persons.
Benefited member HH:
25 HH.
Benefited non member HH:
15 HH.
Financial description:
Project cost: Rs.
58,030/=
PPAF contribution:
Rs. 46,424/=
DO
contribution: Rs. 11,606/=
Annual maintenance cost:
Rs. 1741/=
Project Location and Description:
The proposed project is located in
the village Khora Guli Bagh, which
is situated at a distance of 10 km
from Mardan towards west. the villagers
are permanent residents of this area.
Their main language is pushto. Main
occupation of the villagers is agriculture,
live stock rearing and some of them
also works as daily wagers. The community
enjoys the facility of linked road
and electricity, having no government
school for boys or girls, there are
two primary schools one for boys and
one for girls established by HDF.
Project Identification:
The inhabitant of the village formed
a DO
on date 05/11/2002. With 25 members
having Rs. 11,000/- savings. The name
of the DO
is NAWAY SAHHAR. According to the
portfolio opportunity (PoO) the first
prioritized need was drinking water
supply scheme. HDF team conducted
technical and social surveys with
the concerned DO
and found the scheme feasible.
The Objective of the Project:
The main objectives of the project
were:
- Availability of potable water
to the community.
- Reduction of workload on women.
- Social cohesion and awareness
among the community.
- Reduction of water born diseases
such as cholera, dyhria, dysentery,
typhoid etc.
- Utilization of saved time by
women in income generating activities.
Need of the Project:
 The
water table in this area is at 30ft
below the ground surface. But this
water is not potable, because of seepage
from drains containing sewage impurities
of the area, and also due to contamination
from fertilizers and agriculture chemicals.
For drinking purposes the good quality
of water is required, but the economic
condition of the villagers was not
permit them to use the deep clean
/potable water for drinking.
The term potable water means that
the water which is safe to drink,
pleasant to the taste and usable for
domestic purposes or in other words
the potable water is one that is free
from harmful impurities, harmful salts
and harmful bacteria.
In this area the potable water is
found up to a depth of 90 feet. Hence
the design depth was taken as 90ft
average due to variation from site
to site. There are 40 households with
320 populations. One hand pump is
sufficient for 8 to 12 households.
In this case 5 numbers of hand pumps
are recommended for a group of 8 households
each.
Cost Estimate:
Total construction cost of the project
was Rs 58,030 with PPAF contribution
of Rs 46,424 and community contribution
of Rs11, 606. The community provided
the land free of cost. The cost estimate
is based on local markets rates. Skilled
person with boring equipments were
hired from outside the village. GI
pipes and hand pumps assembly were
purchased from the market nearby.
The community itself provided unskilled
labours required.
After the completion of the project
there was some saving made because
of variation of rates in the market?
It is the great achievement of the
community that they negotiated the
rates in the market and purchased
a high quality of materials in very
reasonable rates, it is because of
this reason that the saving has been
made. Now the saved money will further
be utilized in the construction of
latrine in one of the community school
established by HDF.
Maintenance Cost:
Maintenance cost is Rs 1741 per annum,
which come to Rs 348 per hand pump
per annum. As this project is based
on groups, therefore each group will
collect maintenance fund on the basis
of need, as the maintenance of hand
pump is casual hence no regular maintenance
is required.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
As the project was proposed to safeguard
the health of the community, and to
provide potable drinking water to
the community (as the project is directly
related to the health of the community),
therefore all of the environmental
aspects were studied and found no
negative impact of the project on
environment and as such no mitigation
measures were needed.
Qualitative Benefits:
Access to drinking water:
This project provided not only a
regular source of drinking water at
their doorsteps but also met the shortage
of water for other households’
requirements.
Time saving:
The time used by the community in
fetching water is saved and can be
used for other productive purposes.
Capital saving:
The money used by some of the households
for purchasing of motor pumps is saved.
Similarly, water born diseases are
minimized and also saving is made
in expenditure on disease control
and eradication.
Decrease in workload:
This project greatly helped in reducing
workload for community, especially
for women folk because traditionally,
women are responsible for water fetching
for household used.
Impact on health and hygiene:
Availability of potable water greatly
helped in improving health and hygiene
conditions on the community.
Date/Time Last Modified: 2/24/2003 2:53:19 PM
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