A non-profit organisation established in 1983 creating large scale sustainable livelihoods
Capacity Building Series (2008- 09)
Experiential field based training
Training on Drinking Water Quality Monitoring and Management
27-29 August 2008
TARAgram, Appropriate Technology Centre, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh
INTRODUCTION
Water, the elixir of life!
Alas, today this phrase
remains a misnomer. The entire ecosystem existence is based on water
.It runs like blood in our body, but nowadays this blood is impure
and short in supply. This is due to the fact of contamination of
water with pollutants and consistent negligence on the part of
governments to look after water supply with increase in population.
People in several parts of India face an immense challenge to meet
the basic needs of water. The crisis is not due to the lack of fresh
water as such, but the availability of adequate quality water at the
right place and time to meet basic needs.
Every
year more than five million human beings die from illness linked to
unsafe drinking water and sanitation. Improved access to safe water
supply and appropriate sanitation can also improve the economic
status, mainly through saving large amounts of people's time and
energy. It is a matter of concern that despite the progress made with
water supply, the level of water-related sickness continues to be
high. 70-80 % of illnesses are related to water contamination and
poor sanitation. Main diseases associated with sanitation-diarrhoea,
ascariasis, dracunculiasis, hookworm, schistosomiasis, trachoma,
typhoid, paratyphoid, bacillary dysentery, cholera, poliomyelitis,
etc are on an increase. These diseases consume a lot of time and
money for medical attention and medicines. In India, the economic
burden due to morbidity and mortality from these diseases is
staggering. The resources saved by improved water supply and
sanitation can be used in many economically productive or educational
activities.
During
the last few decades the national policies have shown increasing
emphasis on both rural and urban water supply and sanitation. In
terms of physical progress, the achievements have been remarkable. In
rural context, however unfortunately these efforts have not been seen
to be converted into health benefits and water borne diseases
continue to be the dominant cause of morbidity and mortality in many
pars of the country. The reasons are fairly very obvious, though
water is being supplied; its potability is not being ensured. The
lack of Water Quality Surveillance in these areas is acutely brought
into focus during the episodes of waterborne epidemics.
In
realm of this domain to overcome these challenges, the need of the
hour is monitoring of water quality, surveillance and management. By
putting these things into practice the dream of supplying pure
drinking water to each individual could be achieved.
OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING
To help organizations
understand the importance of Water Quality Monitoring
in Water Quality Management
To Impart Technical
Skills on various
practical aspects of water quality monitoring and management
To Promote Surveillance
of Drinking Water
PEDAGOGY
The
following techniques would be used to conduct the training program.
Lectures/interactive sessions
Group Discussions
Case studies/Group exercises
Brainstorming sessions/
Experience sharing
Training Support materials/
Handouts
Power-point Presentations
Guest lectures from potential
funders
THE FORMULA
USED
Technology
-> activities -> tasks -> (products + experiences ->
learning) -> outcomes
COURSE
CONTENTS
A.
Water quality monitoring
Introduction
to water quality monitoring and Surveillance
To
make all the participants understand on the subject "water quality"
and various aspects related to it like:
Introduction
to water quality and surveillance programme
Sources
of water
Sources
of water contamination
Water
Quality Surveillance and its need
Health
impacts of phys
ical, chemical and biological contaminants
Why
monitor water quality?
Techniques
of water quality monitoring
Water
quality Analysis
Use
of portable water testing kits
Demonstration
and hands on experience on one such kit
Participatory
Water Quality Monitoring-a community based approach
Water
quality Guidelines and Standards
-
Sanitary
Survey and its im portance
Field
visits
This
session is especially designed for the participants to provide
details on the use of field based water testing kits and its
importance in water quality monitoring at the field level or in
remote areas where shopsticated laboratory facilities are not
available. This section will also provide information on the
participatory approach in water quality monitoring-community based
water quality monitoring. Participants themselves will be performing
water quality analysis in the field by using these low cost field
testing kits. This would give them a first hand experience on water
quality analysis.
Hands
on training on sampling and analysis
Data
collection and management
Interpretation
of the water samples analysed
-
Visit
to one of the Villages where DA has worked on water supply system
TARAgram
a DA initiative in Bundelkhand Region comprises
of 13 districts across the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar
Pradesh. It is a
the semi-arid part of Central India, covering roughly 70000 sq km.
area. Agriculture
and animal husbandry are the main source of livelihood of the rural
community in the region.
Bundelkhand
is one of the most backward regions in India and rates very low on
almost all development indicators. Agriculture
forms the backbone of the rural economy in the region with almost 75%
of the people dependent on agriculture and animal husbandry for their
livelihoods.
B.
Water quality Management
This
session will deal with different aspects of water quality management
in general. As this is an integral part of any water quality
monitoring, would give different management options, solutions to
various contaminants whether it is Biological, Physical or chemical
contaminants.
How
water reaches your homes and offices?
How
is water purified by the civic authorities
Traditional
methods of water purification
Different
methods of filtration and chlorination
Simple
household and community level water purification techniques with
respect to:
Fluoride
Arsenic
Nitrate
Iron
Turbidity
TDS
Hardness
In
order to make the participants understand on the overall water
treatment procedures adopted in a typical water supply system, a
small exposure visit will be organized to community water supply
scheme at Babina.
COURSE ELIGIBILITY
This
programme is designed f
or Development Professionals from NGOs,
academic institutions, CSR Professionals, officers from Central and
State governments, Public Health engineering and health department
functionaries, technocrats, Social scientists, educationists,
teachers and international development organizations who are working
on water quality monitoring and management aspects and related
projects and are keen to upgrade their knowledge.
The
participants can arrive one day before the training date and leave on
last day of the training by a train which leaves around 5.45 pm
DURATION
3
Days
The
training will be for a period of 3 days which will essentially
consist of:
Class
room sessions
A
guided tour to the development models within TARAgram campus
An
evening out to visit the Orchha temples and fort.
TARAgram
Campus - an overview
http://devalt.org/da/field/tarapic.htm
Fee
INR
10,000 per participant for Indian Participants
INR
18,000 (450 USD) for Overseas Participants
The
Training fee covers the following:
YOUR
TAKEAWAYS
Knowledge
and experience from the training
-
Field
Exposure and further lear ning
Manuals
and training material
Networking
opportunity for you
And
an .............Enriched you
TESTIMONIALS
OF LAST YEARS' PARTICIPANTS
I
felt the whole module was interesting but the two field trips (Betwa
river & Babina) were the most interesting. The training and
resource perso
ns were excellent- Mr. Nitish Jha
The
facilitation is excellent and the field testing of water (Betwa
River). Field testing kit was new for me. It is cheap and can
measure 14 parameters of water quality & can get reliable
results.- KMV
Subhanie Manokanthi, Malteser International, Srilanka
SOME OF OUR
TRUSTED CLIENTELE FOR TRAINING
Hindustan
Zinc Limited
Childline
India Foundation
World
Vision India
IDRC
IFFDC
Rio-Tinto
Aravali
Institute of Management
To
ensure
your participation, we request you to send the nomination form
(enclosed below) and the course fee (non-refundable) by 20th
August'08.
The
confirmation is made after the payment and the seats are reserved on
First Come First Serve basis.
Indian
participants to make payment through Demand Draft drawn in favour of
Development
Alternatives payable
at Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh The address for sending the Demand Draft
is-
TRAINING
COORDINATOR
TARALivelihood
Academy
Development
Alternatives
TARAgram,
Orchha Tigela, Orchha-472246, Dist.-Tikamgarh (MP), Ph.-+91 510
2911368
Please
send the Demand draft by registered post or speed post only.
Overseas
participants may please send the fees through wire
transfer.
The details of the wire transfer will be sent to each selected
trainee once we get their nomination
form.
To
Down load the registration form
Click
here- http://www.devalt.org/da/isb/tsu/form.htm
VENUE
The
training will be held in TARAgram, Appropriate Technology Centre,
Orchha, Madhya Pradesh. TARAgram is a campus set in the rural
environment of Orchha. It is a centre which showcases the Livelihood
models developed by DA in the field of appropriate technology, and
environment.
Participants
to the training will be provided a guided tour of the campus which
will enrich the learnings from the class room sessions.
TIPS
OF GETTING TO TARAgram
Participants
coming by train should take a ticket till Jhansi (UP) Railway
station. From there, TARAgram is 9 kms away. There will be a pick up
facility based on the inform
ation provided on the arrival time.
Route
map - how to get to TARAgram from Jhansi Railway Station
http://devalt.org/da/field/map.htm
OTHER
USEFUL TIPS
Travel
Booking Tips for International participants
While
making your travel plans, please note that if you are arriving in
Delhi by flight, in order to reach the Training venue, you will need
to take a Train from Delhi to Jhansi which is around 400 kms and
takes 5-6 hours.
Therefore
please arrive in Delhi one day in advance from the day the training
starts. (i.e. if the Training date is 27th
August, then your flight should arrive in Delhi latest by 26th
August morning)
Similarly,
please book your return flight from New Delhi a day after the
training ends. (i.e. if the Training finishes on 29th
August, then your air tickets from New Delhi should be on 30th
August morning)
Please
book your train tickets from Delhi to Jhansi and back to Delhi before
hand. We can also support you in booking the Train tickets which can
be reimbursed by you once you arrive here.
The
participants will be expected to book and reserve their tickets. The
training fee does not include the travel expenses.
DA
reserves the right to withhold the fee for administrative and other
costs for cancellations prior to the start of a course. A suitably
qualified replacement may attend the course in place of the
registered person. DA also reserves the right to cancel a course if
too few participants have registered.
Interested
participants who are unable attend this Training on the given dates
due to prior engagements can let us know of their interest. We will
keep you informed when the same training is conducted again.
Orchha
Temples and fort - a glimpse
www.shunya.net/Pictures/NorthIndia/Orchha/Orchha.htm
RESOURCE
PERSON
Guest
Faculty from Eure
ka Forbes
Mr.
M. Manoj Kumar
Manoj
Kumar has got 5 years experience in the field of environmental
Monitoring and Management, testing and analysis, data analysis and
interpretation, awareness, primary data collection through field
surveys, Training and Capacity Building on drinking water quality
monitoring and Management, project planning, development and
implementation, research & development of cost-effective water
management technologies, performance evaluation and technology
validation of drinking water purification systems. Rural Water Supply
& Environmental Sanitation, ; business development and
institutional networking.Project Design, Contracting, Development &
Consultancy, Community Development/ Rural Extension services /
Environmental Education. Besides this he is involved in UNICEF
assisted Fluoride mitigation projects -Capacity Building of Master
Trainers on the Regeneration of Activated Alumina based Domestic
Defluoridation Units in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh; and 2) Study of
Effectiveness and User Acceptance of Activated Alumina based Hand
Pump attached and Domestic Defluoridation Units in Rajasthan EU supported nation-wide environment assessment and action
programme-CLEAN India
Mr.
Pramod Kumar
Pramod
kumar has Twenty years of laboratory experience in the sampling,
monitoring, analysis of air, water, wastewater, soil and solid waste.
Training
programmes in drinking water quality monitoring and management.
Designing of effluent treatment plant. R&D on environmental
monitoring and management tools. He is
Involved in UNICEF assisted Fluoride mitigation projects -Capacity
Building of Master Trainers on the Regeneration of Activated Alumina
based Domestic Defluoridation Units in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh;
and 2) tudy of Effectiveness and User Acceptance of Activated Alumina
based Hand Pump attached and Domestic Defluoridation Units in
Rajasthan EU supported nation-wide environment assessment and action
programme-CLEAN India
UPCOMING
TRAINING PROGRAMMES AT TARAgram
1.
Training programme on Human Resource Development - 4-6 Sept 08
2.
Carbon Revenue: A source of Funding - 15-17 Sept 08
3.
Project Management & Livelihood Interventions- 25-27 Sept 08
4.
Effective Documentation and Report Writing- 14-16 Oct 08
ENQUIRIES
AND SUGGESTIONS
If
you have any queries or suggestions for the training or nominations,
please contact the following:
Juhi
Nigam
Training
Assistant
Jhansi
(UP)
Tele.
No: -
+ 91 510 2911 368, +91 983 9820 689
E-mail:
tla@devalt.org
Bhavana
Gadre
Executive
Programme Mangement Unit
New
Delhi
Tele.
No: 01126132718
Email
Id: bgadre@devalt.org
