Assessment of Performance of in-village Piped Water Supply System, WQMS and ICT based Monitoring of Water Supply in Gujarat

Objectives:

a) Assessment of performance of the piped water supply system:

The objectives are to have an assessment as to the performance on various qualitative aspects of functioning of the piped water supply system across the entire state as well as to know the challenges and how those could be overcome.

b) Assessment of the water quality monitoring and surveillance system of the state:

The objective is to know the performance of functioning of the water testing laboratories in terms of number of samples being tested, nature of tests being conducted, use of testing technologies, following appropriate protocols and replicability of results through various quality control mechanism, system of surveillance including the method of collection of samples for testing and dissemination of test results

c) Development of a monitoring framework and an web based monitoring system:

The state needs to monitor the performance of the piped water supply system on a real time basis. The objective is to develop a monitoring framework for that purpose and to also develop an ICT based system once the monitoring framework is approved by WASMO. There should be application of mobile telephony to capture data on a real time basis and there should be dashboard to highlight the key performance parameters readily

Name of Partner:

UNICEF, Gujarat

Start date:

July, 2019

Completion date:

February, 2020

Location:

Gujarat

Assessment of performance of the schemes including actual delivery of drinking water supply services, quality of water being supplied and assess people’s participation on the supply of water including the level of peoples’ satisfaction of the Piped Water Supply Schemes for Bankura district covering 14 blocks in 1st phase funded under Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) under Bankura Division, PHE Dte, Govt. of West Bengal)

Objectives:

The objective was to make an assessment of the performance of the drinking water supply schemes in 14 blocks of Bankura district. The following tasks were performed:

• Measured the performance on various parameters of the actual water supply and how that compares with the scheme design

• Level of satisfaction of the consumers and the rasons thereof to know how the gap can be bridged

• Submitting a report to PHED and making a presentation before the senior officers of the department

Name of Partner:

PHED, Govt. of West Bengal

Start date:

September, 2019

Completion date:

June, 2020

Location:

Bankura district of West Bengal

Baseline Survey on WASH in Namkhana Block of South 24 Parganas of West Bengal

Objectives:

Water and sanitation Services: -

• Assessment of Water infrastructure and facilities (availability and condition)

• To understand the current drinking water scenario in community

• Status of the water point from where they collect drinking water. This is in terms of functionality of the water point,

water quality (based on the feedback of the users), no. of people uses the water point etc.

• Perception of the people towards their water source — whether they are satisfied or not.

• Type of source to be installed in the community with support of Charity Water

• Accessibility — Whether all people have access to the water point or not

• Distance — How long has to travel for the furthest household to collect water

• Status of household sanitation in the community

• Management of WASH Infrastructures

• WASH facilities available in schools

Name of Partner:

Water for People

Start date:

December, 2019

Completion date:

March, 2020

Location:

Namkhana block of South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal

Training & workshop & module development by Water for People India Trust (WFPIT) in collaboration with National Stock Exchange Foundation in Birbhum district of West Bengal

Objectives:

To undertake a block level workshop/Seminar on source Sustainability, Water Quality (Water Reflectionl & Two Capacity Buildirg Training on WASH Issue of Block Level and Training on WASH for community Mobiliser and others team members.

Name of Partner:

Water for People, India

Start date:

Dec-20

Completion date:

Dec-20

Location:

Rajnagar and Khoyrasol blocks of Birbhum district of West Bengal

Impact Assessment of Creating Disaster Resilient and Child Friendly Model Schools in Odisha

Objectives:

1. To assess the quality of repairing/retrofitting of WASH infrastructures in the school in line with the Swachh Vidyalaya Guidelines and also the guidelines of the state government

2. To assess the quality and impact of IEC/SBCC materials (like wall painting, hand-outs etc.) regarding various critical issues of WASH (usage of toilets, handwashing, water conservation, solid and liquid waste management, menstrual hygiene management) on students, teachers, non-teaching staffs

3. To evaluate the design of construction for making the schools disaster resilient and safe

4. To assess the quality and impact of capacity building of government engineers, other government officials, masons, carpenters, builders and other persons involved in construction process on efficient and effective construction of infrastructure and also made them disaster resilient and safe

Name of Partner:

National Stock Exchange Foundation

Start date:

January, 2021

Completion date:

Feb-21

Location:

Khordah (Odisha)

Facilitating Implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission, Climate Resilient WASH Interventions and Mainstreaming Hand Hygiene in Context of COVID-19 Pandemic in West Bengal

Objectives:

The Project aims to fulfil the following broad objectives:

• Support State Public Health Engineering Dept. in roll out of key components of JJM/Jal Swapna such as engagement of Implementing Support Agencies and Village /GP Action Plans by demonstrating model scalable VAP/GPAP as per processes laid down by JJM Operational Guidelines

• Develop a set of policy and program implemetaion guidelines and technical notes for guidance to State and District PHE Directorates.

• Develop capacities of a range of stakeholders Govt. and non Govts. (State, Districts, GPs and ISAs) on JJM, climate risk and resilient water management, COVID-19 prevention and hand hygiene

• Conduct situational analysis and communication needs analysis for climate resilient WASH and integrated water management.

Name of Partner:

UNICEF West Bengal

Start date:

July, 2021

Completion date:

March, 2023

Location:

West Bengal

Bottleneck Analysis of hand hygiene programming with a focus on technical and operational issues preventing scaling-up in rural areas of India

Objectives:

Primary objective:

To assess the status of Hand Hygiene practices in rural India and undertake a bottleneck analysis in upscaling and provide recommendations to strengthen by creating an enabling environment through policies, strategies, and operational approaches of key stakeholders.

Specific objectives:

I. To analyse the enabling environment (policies and strategies, institutional arrangements, programmes, capacities), regarding Hand Hygiene programs and identify the critical bottlenecks gaps that exist in the universalisation of Hand Hygiene behaviour

II. To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices on hand washing with soap and water among rightsholders - communities, and key duty bearers and stakeholders - Government departments, frontline workers, and promoters. It will examine the current awareness generation initiatives and identify critical gaps. This will also identify the motivating factors and restraining factors for handwashing at the community level.

III. To assess the availability, adequacy, and functionality of recently set up hand washing infrastructure in households, institutions (GP building, school, Solid Waste Management centres) and public places through gender, child friendly and sustainability lens. Along with that, to also assess the availability of affordable hand hygiene products such as soap and water.

IV. To assess the issue, form the view of the large manufacturer as well as local fabricators, on whether they are aware of the requirements of the user and can provide suitable solutions. Assess the extent of technology easiness and innovations that are being made and are needed to be made in future to meet the demand and aspirations of communities.

V. To review the quantity, type, and quality of products available in the market, and identify the steps to be taken to ensure that there is increased availability of affordable, low maintenance and sustainable products in the markets.

VI. To examine the interventions needed to ensure that the production of handwashing infrastructure is promoted and more manufacturers and local fabricators are encouraged to enter in the space.

VII. To identify and document the best practices or case studies on Hand Hygiene behaviours in different settings, covering both infrastructure creation and O&M arrangements.

Name of Partner:

UNICEF, India Country Office

Start date:

September, 2021

Completion date:

August, 2022

Location:

Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal

Guide for Water Safety Planning for Rural Drinking Water Supply in Uttar Pradesh

Objectives:

The purpose of this assignment is to develop a process guide to guide Implementation Support Agencies (as well as Block and District Functionaries) in implementing Water Safety Planning in their project locations. It is intended that the document offers practical guidance for taking a water safety planning approach to water supply systems, such as those operated by the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) / Jal Nigam of Uttar Pradesh, and to all development and implementation stages of the water delivery service schemes— from design to construction and operation and management. The use of these guidelines should assist the Implementation Support Agencies as well as PHED/UP Jal Nigam in strengthening its current operations and future investments in water safety planning. More specifically, the purpose of this guide is to

  • • provide practical guidance to the PHED/ UP Jal Nigam management and staff, as well as other state institutions and DWSM, in managing health risks in water supply systems.
  • • sensitize concerned stakeholders in the state to the importance of water safety planning and build their capacity to ensure the safety of drinking water by means of this approach.
  • • help GP/VWSC in assessing and managing WQ related risks in a holistic manner thereby enhancing efficiency of water supply schemes in providing safe water and to safeguard human health

Name of Partner:

Aga Khan Foundation

Start date:

October, 2021

Completion date:

February, 2022

Location:

Uttar Pradesh

Facilitating Implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission and Climate Resilient WASH in West Bengal

Objectives:

SIGMA Foundation, as a partner of UNICEF, assisted PHED to roll out JJM in the state. There were multiple activities of which the key components were:

  • • drafting policy guidelines
  • • preparation of model village action plan (VAPs) in 46 GPs of 5 blocks of 4 districts
  • • building capacity of the GPs & the VWSCs
  • • conducting KAP study on climate resilient WASH services in 3 blocks
  • • Assessed the status of under ground water in 3 blocks
  • • prepared water security plans for 3 GPs
  • • promoted handhygiene in 5 locks of 4 districts

Name of Partner:

UNICEF West Bengal

Start date:

Sep-22

Completion date:

Mar-23

Location:

Entire West Bengal with focus on Purulia, Bankura, Hooghly and Howrah

Facilitation of regional level workshops on Jal Jeevan Mission in West Bengal

Objectives:

The objective was to sensitize the district level officials of PHED on JJM to facilitate its implementation. SIGMA Foundation did this work in partnership with Primove and the programme was supported by UNICEF

Name of Partner:

PriMove Infrastructure Development Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

Start date:

29th July, 2022

Completion date:

2nd August, 2022

Location:

Pune