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Bharuch District
TABLE OF CONTENT
Acknowledgement
SYNOPSIS
Hansot Taluka Report & impact Assessment (Including Excel & Chart data –
not covering more than 7 pages)
Silent efforts of DDOffice since 2008 is fruitful – & success makes way for
‘PHASE-2’
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GNFC & ONGC involvement & assistance thus synch with other Project Funds
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C ) Swot Analyses & workings on how to replicate the same for any Rural Water
Supply Project anywhere in INDIA
Annexure for Reference & Questionnaires & study criteria in English for
reference to be implemented in local languages if the particular state
governance wants to implement the same.
SYNOPSIS
• Fresh water availability per annum, per person, in India is 2000 cubic
meters.
• While in Gujarat State it is 1137 cubic meters.
BHARUCH
A2 – A14
The 1st Phase of the programme devised by DDO, Bharuch, Dr Rajender Kumar,
IAS wherein the villages of Hansot taluka were provided with RO Plants. The
quality of water in the taluka varied from highly saline to moderate saline. The
TDS varying from 896 ppm to 4675 ppm in the entire taluka with an average of
2280 ppm indicating that the available water is not fit for drinking purposes
except in some villages. To begin with an Equi-TDS map is drawn to study the
quality of water in details in the area Hansot area, results indicating that the
provisional drinking water in the whole Hansot taluka is not fit for human
consumption.
Thus assessing the problem and looking at the then current Drinking water
scenario source mapping was done : wherein
A) Adequacy of the water supply to given villages
The best practical solution was sought for. The task included not just multiple
fund diversions and management to a singular resource focus but also
synergising of different water supply sources and changing the then position of
drinking water to an edible and drinkable source.
The benefits of RO Plant installation are clearly visible, since surveys done after
the 1st phase in the villages where RO Plant installation showed that instances
like stone in gall-bladder, stomach pain and skin-disease had reduced. As per
observation of Community Health Care Centre, Hansot, the instances of
waterborne diseases have reduced by 30-35%. Besides these R.O water is highly
helpful in proper & fast cooking of food.
Besides these, a fixed convenient timing for water supply has led in better
planning of day-schedule for womenfolk for engaging in livelihood or any village
or recreational activity, since distribution of water at convenient timings these
particular villagers. Also social causes and increased level of social commitment
like Free supply of RO water to schools & anganwadi going children, the time
cost particularly of the girl child for fetching water has reduced.
Photo C3.
Looking at the benefits it was clearly identified as an asset and recommended for
being maintained and sustained for longer time. Thus Six sigma / SWOT
analyses was done to boost not just the installation but also the
maintenance factors of these RO Plants. Thus after further analyses it is
proposed that the use of R.O. be increased to about 70% of households, the
maintenance of the RO Plants is recovered. Subsequently, the use of R.O water
can be further increased so that in the longer run cost of the RO plants is also
recovered. The Benefit cost Ratio (BCR) works out to be about 1.04 and the
Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is about 21 % indicating the installation of R.P
plants is technically feasible as well as economically viable provided at least 73
% of the Households use the same.
Points worked upon on a Lean Six Sigma level of delivery to the end users wherein all
factors natural and otherwise were measured and incorporated in the planning. Such as:
A Quality improvement
system with a great deal of emphasis
on accountability & bottom-line
results – Many companies use
Six Sigma management to
improve efficiency and eliminate defects. It also helps in reducing costs
Six Sigma comes from the managerial approach designed to create processes
that result in no more than 3.4 defects per million. One of the important
characteristics of Six Sigma is a clear focus on achieving bottom-line results in a
relatively short period. Initially, only a few companies adopted Six Sigma in their
organizations. However, after seeing the success at these companies, other
companies worldwide have instituted Six Sigma management programs.
One way to know how good you are doing is to compare your operation to similar ones
elsewhere, as a benchmark. If there are similar operations in your organization, then bench
marking will be easier.
* Motorola adopted Six Sigma in1987. In 1988, Motorola won its first Baldridge Award.
"Companies of all types and sizes are in the midst of a quality revolution. GE saved $12 billion over five years and added $1
to its earnings per share. Honeywell (AlliedSignal) recorded more than $800 million in savings."
"Six Sigma reportedly saved Motorola $15 billion over the last 11 years."
1. Strategic Importance : A project that solves critical problems for the company will not only benefit the
company but also ensure that company management will support the project and provide resources to
ensure its success.
2. Root Cause Solution Unknown : It is important to pick a problem that does not already have a known
root cause or solution. If the solution is known, just go ahead and implement it. Don't waste Six Sigma
resources to identify the root cause and come up with the same solution.
3. Chronic Issue : Select a problem that is a chronic issue (happens often). If you pick a problem that only
occurs once and will not repeat, there is no point in spending time to develop a solution if it never
happens again. Also, it would be difficult to collect past data to analyze the causes because the problem
occurred only once in the past.
4. Well Managed Scope : Select a project that can be completed in a reasonable period of time. The
project that you pick should be in your control. You should be able to make the recommended changes
in order to improve the process. If things are not in your control, then it would be difficult to deploy your
Fresh water availability per annum, per person average in India is 2000 cubic
meters. While in Gujarat it is 1137 cubic meters. District Bharuch, having 8
talukas and 1.3 million population, although situated on the banks of river
Narmada, is a typical alluvial coastal area with TDS level, varying from 896 ppm
-to- 4675 ppm, making it unfit for drinking water purposes
Image of Pocket TDS/Ec Meter (Source from HiTech website) (Technicality of both to
be checked with Mr. Dharmesh Mehta- Hi Tech)
Sample
This is the report of From a TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) level soaring from
____ to ____ , the District of Bharuch is
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• The sources of water supply include, hand pumps, wells, tap tanks, canals etc.
Wherein
— The majority of the villages are not fitted with Hand pumps and even where
they are installed, they are not properly working.
— The majority of the villages have more than three wells for drinking water
supply but only about 2 wells work on an average.
• 78 % of the villages get water supply every day. In the remaining villages,
there is no fixed schedule of getting drinking water. In about 10 % of the cases,
people get twice in a day.
• The water is supplied mainly in the morning while in some places; the water is
supplied both in morning and evening.
• About 70 % of respondents opined that they are getting adequate water for
drinking purposes.
A few suggestions for its successful implementation RO plants as well as general
drinking water schemes in the villages are given below:
• Fresh water availability per annum, per person, in India is 2000 cubic
meters.
• Shallow water tables in the area, has severe drinking water problem,
particularly in coastal Hansot Taluka, consisting of 46 villages. All of which
were found having TDS level average 2280 ppm, indicating that the
available water is not fit for drinking.
Hansot Taluka Report & impact Assessment (Including Excel & Chart data –
not covering more then 7 pages)
Silent efforts of DDOffice since 2008 is fruitful – & success makes way for the
phase 2
The photos selected herein will be placed in order of activities and reports
Custom Made
A1
A2
A10. Village Water & Hygiene Orientation drive attendance at Chandravan village
: initiated by Wasmo & the Village water committee under Swajaldhara Program
(a Self-reliance of water program)
A12
A14. R-1200 series from HiTech site (Will get clear photo from HiTech)
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C3.
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V5
PRESENTATION ON DRINKING WATER MANAGEMENT IN BHARUCH DISTRICT
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1.) TDS: Total Dissolved Solids are the total amount of mobile charged ions,
including minerals, salts or metals dissolved in a given volume of water,
expressed in units of mg per unit volume of water (mg/L), also referred to as
parts per million (ppm). TDS is directly related to the purity of water and the
quality of water purification systems and affects everything that consumes, lives
in, or uses water, whether organic or inorganic, whether for better or for worse.
2.) PPM: Parts Per Million is the weight-to-weight ratio of any ion to water.
3.) RO: Reverse Osmosis works by forcing water under great pressure against a
semi-permeable membrane that allows water molecules to pass through while
excluding most contaminants. RO is the most thorough method of large-scale
water purification available.
3.) DDO: District Development Office works for the development of the District &
its Talukas with a perspective of ______
4.) GNFC : option of giving website details as well for such corporates
5.) ONGC
Behind us
◦ What we have seen so far is the amount of work done with clear analyses
and joint initiative from various departments coming together for a
common good, and succeeding in-spite of the red tapes & beaurocracy
◦ If education is the right of every child citizen between age 6 to 14, then
Pure Drinking Water is the right of every Citizen regardless of religion,
caste or creed, sex or age, the right to good health and a healthy future
Ahead
◦ The future is what we should aim to foresee and beyond, what we
have achieved should only motivate us to accomplish even more
◦ What we want to achieve is perfect Health (the Wealth of the
Country is only determined by the health of its individuals)
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