COMMUNITY CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT UNIT (CCDU)OF TWAD BOARD

Campaign on Water and Sanitation since the year 2006

Programme On SAFE Drinking Water And Sanitation In Tirupur District

Impact of the project a) Students understand the need and importance of water testing b) Understanding effects of drinking water without knowing contamination c) People are aware of water quality and testing d) People feel the Need for safe drinking water e) People understand the adverse effect of mineral contamination on human health

CCDU LAB

There are five sub district level laboratories each with five staff with a capacity to test 3000 samples in an year located in Tiruvannamalai-1, the Nilgris-2, Tiruppur-2 and Sivaganga-1. At the district level, there are five laboratories tasked with payment of salaries and maintenance.

Functions

• From the samples, the quality of water, satisfying all parameters in each water source, is ascertained.
• Contaminated source is removed of pollutants and water quality restored.

Impacts:

• Supply of quality water, satisfying all parameters, in assured.
• Source of pollutant is either removed or destroyed.
• Allocation of fund for cleaning agents and materials is ensured in village Panchayat Budget.
• All Rural villages are assured of potable water.
• Contaminated source is immediately attended to, cleaned and restored to clean status, based on lab report.
• Lab reports on quality of water satisfying all parameters, influence Government Policy on Potable water.

Nirmal Gram Purashkar Award: Verification Of Panchayats

• Members and office bearers as well as people have become aware of the need for a healthy environment.
• Many village Panchayats have become open defecation free and proud of it.
• People have applied for and constructed latrines under Total Sanitation Campaign and later Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan.
• Village Panchayat administrations have begun to implement solid waste management and constructed sewerages.
• Toilet blocks for men and women have been constructed separately for people residing in rented houses or for people with no space for construction of latrines.