| Sanction Date: | 23-02-2018 | |||||
| Project Category | SG | |||||
| Batch Year | 2017-2018 | |||||
| Project Duration | 3 Years + 9 Months Extension | |||||
| BTA : | Water Resource Management | |||||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: | South Sikkim district of Sikkim an Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India | |||||
| Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Sikkim |
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| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | ||||
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NIT, Sikkim |
Leading the project Engagement, assessments and capacity building of local communities and field work. Monitor the project. Report writing and project management |
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Flame University, Maharashtra |
Monitor the project Engagement, assessments and capacity building of local communities and field work |
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Local NGOs/ CBOs | Helping in data collection and field based focused group discussion | ||||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Md. Nurujjaman National Institute of Technology (NIT), Sikkim |
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| Project Brief Description: | This project aims to initiate the process of creating access to safe drinking water for all rural households in Ravangla and Darjeeling blocks through community engagement in conserving perennial sources of water. It seeks to do so by assessing the drinking water quality parameters of different natural sources, estimating the cost of access to water fit for drinking and by sensitizing the community of the imminent threats to drinking water security and engaging with them in identification of ways to deal it. The project also envisages an adaptive decision support system that will reduce water management woes by building on historical data and community knowledge base. Based on this information system, one of the outcomes of the project will be clear road-maps to improve drinking water facilities for the estimated population growth in the Ravangla Block, Sikkim, and Darjeeling Block, West Bengal for the next 10 years. The project compliments the Broad Thematic Areas (BTAs) "Water Resource Management" under the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS). This project by ensuring drinking water security for rural communities in aims to showcase sustainable actions to reduce manmade risks, sustain tourism and other livelihood options including agriculture that is under stress. | |||||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | At least ten panchayats/ local bodies (around 700 households in each) Government department though training and workshop Local communities |
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| Activity Chart (For 3 Years): | Click Here | |||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 49,30,200/- (Rupees Forty Nine Lakh Thirty Thousand Two Hundred only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| To assess quality and quantity of water resources in the districts of South Sikkim and Darjeeling | Decision Support System (DSS) within a GIS Platform; | No. of New Database/ Datasets generated on the water quality and quantity (Nos.); |
| To establish drinking water security through a participatory approach | Policy framework on water supply management; | Regular updates on region-specific best practices/ DSS developed (No.); |
| To estimate the cost of drinking water in the region | Panchayats/local bodies (around 700 households) will be benefited; | No. of Stakeholders benefitted (No. of Rural Youth, No. of Women, No. of Households, and Total No. of Beneficiaries); |
| To build a Decision Support System to support water demand | Water Quality Database of supply drinking water of 700 households; | Policy framework/ drafts (No.) for assisting the regional decision-making in the identified area and dynamics, i.e. Water Supply Management; |
| To devise a long term Policy Framework integrating all the stakeholders. | At the end of project, at least 2 research papers, 01 book, 01 action plan on water security and DSS will be made. | Other Publications and knowledge products (Nos.).. |
| S.No. | Name | Qualification | Designation | Salary |
| 1 | Ms. Vaishali Dhingra | JRF | 25,000 | |
| 2 | Ms. Matrika Ghimiray | FI | 15,000 |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment | Use of Equipment | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Laptop | ||
| 2. | Printer cum Scanner | ||
| 3. | GPS tracker | ||
| 4. | Water testing kit |
