On 16th July a workshop was held for the school headmasters from 160 schools in Tripura + engineers for the corresponding district. The idea was to explore water solutions for maintenance of toilets in Tripura. This is BIOME's presentation at the workshop

1. REBUILDING A WATER
CULTURE

3. The School
• Critical for the country’s
future
• A central point which
concerns everybody in the
village – elders and children
• Targets of child nutrition /
health programs
• Clear need for access to safe
drinking water and sanitation
School
Anganwadi

4. What is water required
for ?

5. • Drinking water
• Hand Wash
• Mid Day meal
– Cooking
– Vessel washing
• Toilet maintenance
• General Hygiene
• Gardening

7. Toilets : Not always used, water problems ! Big implication
For girl Child
NOT ONLY in Tripura – also in
Karnataka

8. Various sources of water in School

11. Tripura Rainfall data
2300mm. More than 7ft !!!
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
5 21 61 203 357 424 424 308 297 192 17 5
Scanty
Low
Rainfall High Intensity Rainfall
Low
Rainfall Scanty
School in session Holiday School in session
Holi
day School in session
Less water Less water

12. How to measure rainfall1
2
3

13. 4
5

14. Rainwater harvesting
components:
1) Catchment
2) Conveyance
3) Filtration
4) Storage
5) Recharge
<<< The saree is the
Catchment, conveyance
And filter !!!!!!
The collection and storage of rain for future productive use

15. Rainwater illustration
http://kscst.iisc.ernet.in/rwh_files/rwh_flat.swf

16. Case Study
Old Toilets
Additional
New
Toilets
Water
brought from
well located a
km away
New Toilets

18. Rainwater harvesting potential in a School
rooftop area of an school 100sq.meters
Average Number of students 20 students
Daily water requirements per student in
school
3 liters
Total water requirement per day 60 liters
100 days 6000 liters
60mm shower sufficient to fill it !!

19. Possible with Rainwater Harvesting

20. RWH in action

21. Working Model

22. Storage
Tank
Filter

23. Reviving Dead Assets for Rainwater Harvesting
Ready
To
Use

24. Rain barrel: Easiest way to begin rainwater harvesting

25. Tanks filled
Up after the
rains

26. Midday meal Cooking

27. Water very happily used by the
School

28. Use a filter - proyojone

29. Quality ?

30. Making Toilets functional

31. Handholding with
maintenance

32. Volunteering

35. Being a responsible parent…
WATER RESPONSIBILITY
WATER CONSCIENCE

36. Responsibility

37. Biome Environmental Trust
(Rainwater Club)
1022, 1st
floor, 6th
Block,
HMT Layout, Vidyaranyapura,
Bangalore – 560 097,
Phone : 080 41672790
Thank You !!