Bio-Sand Filters in Himachal Pradesh
Social Awareness through Human Development (SATHI), Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh
Contact: Dr. Anil Kumar
Dates: February 2022 – January 2025
Total Budget: Rs. 1,002,000
2024 Budget: Rs. 3,46,750 ($4,124)
During the second year of this project, SATHI has manufactured and distributed 60 Bio-Sand Filters (BSF) to families in 5 remote villages in the Nahan block, Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh. This brings the total of 120 BSF provided to the needy families during the first 2 years of this project. The overall project is designed to provide BSF to 180 families in 20 villages over the 3-year period.
As in the first year of the project, village level meetings and “Awareness and Training Camps” were held in the new target villages to educate the people about the health benefits provided by water filtration through use of BSF. Some basic information about the filter construction, its installation and the ease of maintaining it was also provided.
Educational material and posters / stickers also were provided to each beneficiary to highlight the benefits of a BSF, the directions for its use, and the phone number for technical assistance, if needed.
Follow-up monthly / quarterly visits to the beneficiary families were also conducted to ensure that the filters are being used and maintained properly and to correct any problems, if required. The data showed that the people are very happy with the quality of the water coming out of the filters and they are using them every day.
During the first 9 months of the third year of this project, SATHI has manufactured and distributed 52 Bio-Sand Filters (BSF) to families in 5 remote villages in the Nahan block, Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh. This brings the total to 172 BSF provided to the needy families with 3 months remaining of this project. The overall project is designed to provide BSF to 185 families in 20 villages.
During the third year of this completed project, SATHI has manufactured and distributed 65 Bio-Sand Filters (BSF) to families in 6 remote villages in the Nahan block, Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh. This brings the total to 180 BSF provided to the needy families in 20 villages.
Educational material and posters/stickers also were provided to each beneficiary to highlight the benefits of a BSF, the directions for its use, and the phone number for technical assistance, if needed. Follow-up monthly / quarterly visits to the beneficiary families were also conducted to ensure that the filters were being used and maintained properly and to correct any problems, if required. The data showed that the people are very happy with the quality of the water coming out of the filters and they are using them every day.
As before, village level meetings and “Awareness and Training Camps” were held in each target village to educate the people about the health benefits provided by water filtration through use of BSF. Some basic information about the filter construction, its installation and the ease of maintaining it was also provided. A plastic model of the BSF showing the various filter parts was helpful in explaining the details of the filter construction.
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