Dated: 24th June, 2024
SIGMA Foundation with grants from Sign of Hope (Hoffnungszeichen e.V.), Germany has taken an initiative to improve water security of that GP. The interventions will include preparation of a Water Security Plan for the GP, building capacity of the GP to take up activities for sustainable water security as per the proposed plan, monilize the community for their participation in Climate Resilient Water Management (CRWM) and demonstration of technology for water conservation, roof top rainwater harvesting, artificial groundwater recharging at a deeper level, recycling of used water, artifical.
A meeting to brief the GP members about the project and kick start the project activities was organized in the GP office on the 07/06/2024. Professionals of SIGMA Foundation explained the criticality of groundwater, sustainability of the source used for drinking, rapid decline of the groundwater level and how much it has gone down in past few years, possible ways to conserve water etc. and how the project will help to address the issues. This helped them understand the need for proper planning for water security.
The meeting was followed by a field visit of the SIGMA team along with the GP functionaries for identification of potential sites for the installation of the Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting structures based on different site-specific parameters. As the preparation of the water security plan was a new area for the GPs, training of all the GP functionaries on water security and CRWM is going to be scheduled in the first week of July.