Dated: 3rd December 2024
Ordinary Intervention cladded in Extraordinary Belief: SIGMA Foundation is renowned to work in the arena of blending technology and social engineering to give sustainable decentralized environmental solutions to the community. Jangipara GP in Hooghly district of West Bengal embarks to be climate resilient with the support of SIGMA Foundation aided by Sign of Hope, Germany. With sustained efforts of our community mobilizers and environmental engineers who chose to be an integral part of the community to own their problem for days throughout the project execution period ends to give promising results.
The GP has successfully organised day long training program of the GP members on climate change, water security and interventions for climate resilient water management and 41 members were trained. Sixteen sensitization camps were in the community were organized for successful community mobilization. The community outreach was 459 people including farmer’s and SHG members. Water security plan was prepared for the GP and the significance of its integration with GPDP was successfully advocated. 
The community engagement was followed by construction of two rooftop rainwater harvesting structures and one grey water recycling structure to benefit the community. The two structures in the two schools of the GP will help to conserve annually 118 kl and 86 kl of water respectively. Also, the GP will be able to reduce annual extraction of freshwater by 260 kl approximately per annum as the groundwater requirement for farming will be replaced by recycled water.
The implementation project successfully showcases environmental benefits like water conservation, energy conservation, effective artificial recharge process, long term water security. The community has been successfully benefited on the aspects of increased community awareness, demonstration of technology before the community, improved access to water and health and sanitation benefits.
One major benefit is that the GP is now capacitated to take up such projects of their own. They have already started constructing two such structures at their own cost in one college and one school, with guidance from SIGMA Foundation. They are planning to establish two more rainwater harvesting structure in 2025-26, which shows their understanding and commitment.