The document discusses the critical role of youth in managing sustainable water resources in India amid a growing water crisis, where 1 billion people lack access to safe water. It highlights innovative solutions, such as community-operated water purification systems and local water management training, to improve access and ensure sustainability. The document also emphasizes the need for skill development and local accountability to enhance effective water resource management and consumer participation.

1. ROLE OF YOUTHS IN SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
India Water Week, JANUARY 14, 2015
By Subhash Jain, Program Leader Email: sjain@safewaternetwork.org

2. Water is related to
• Health
• Economic growth
• Food
• Energy
• All spheres of life
> 65% population below the age of 35
YOUTHS - WHY WATER…

3. INDUSTRY ON A HIGH GROWTH PATH
SOLVING FOR
MILLIONS MORE
2010 2050 Global Growth
20
%
170%158%106%
78 %
8 %
6 %
8 % 9 %
9 %
13 %
68 %
Source: MoWR, FAO & UNESCO

4. GLOBAL WATER CRISIS
1 BILLION PEOPLE LACK ACCESS TO SAFE WATER
MILLIONS HAVE BEEN SPENT ON SOLUTIONS
NEARLY HALF FAIL WITHIN A YEAR OF LAUNCH

5. GAPS
POTENTIAL FOR RURAL OFF-GRID WATER SOLUTIONS
• 748 MILLION LACK ACCESS TO IMPROVED DW SOURCE
• 1.8 BILLION PEOPLE DRINK WATER FROM FAECALLY
CONTAIMINATED SOURCES*
*WHO GLASS 2014 & **CENSUS OF INDIA 2011
INDIA
• 138 MILLION HH LACK ACCESS TO TREATED WATER**
• 17.9 % HH TREATED WATER IS AVAILABLE**
• 38 MILLION PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY WATER BORN DISEASES
ANNUALY & 4,00,000 DEATHS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED DUE TO
CONTAIMINATED WATER*

6. SKILL AND EMPLOYMENT
SOLVING FOR
MILLIONS
MORE
RISING UNEMPLOYMENT
200 MILLION WITH OUT JOB – MANY OUT OF EDUCATION
WIDENING SKILL GAPS
PROJECTED SHORTAGE OF ABOUT 83-86 MILLION HIGH-AND MEDIUM-SKILL AND
SURPLUS OF ABOUT 89-94 MILLION LOW-SKILL WORKERS BY 2020
HIGH NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN VULNERABLE EMPLOYMENT
ABOUT 1.5 BILLION PEOPLE ARE FACING POOR WORKING CONDITIONS AND SUBSISTENCE-
BASED LIVELIHOODS, MOSTLY IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR
Source: WBCSD, 2014

7. ACESS
SOLVING FOR
MILLIONS MORE
Source : Census 2011
30.8
13.3
51.9
4
24.3
22.2
48.9
4.5
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Piped
Well Water
Handpump/
Tubewell
Other Sources
Percentage
Rural Drinking Water Sources – Coverage of
Population
2001
2011
Source : Available Government Data
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
80000
90000
100000
1951–56
1956–61
1961–66
1969–74
1974–79
1980–85
1985–90
1992–97
1997–02
2002–07
2007–12
Rural Drinking Water Investments –
Five Year Plan (INR in Crores)
Centre
State
Cumulative
1,19,567 Crores
in last 10 years
181% increase

8. OUR MISSION
BRINGING
WATER TO HER
SOLVING FOR
MILLIONS MORE

9. SUSTAINABILITY
BRINGING
WATER TO HER
SOLVING FOR
MILLIONS MORE
Technology
(Clean)
Consumers
(meeting the
unmet needs –
population
coverage, access
to all)
Operations
(minimizing
waste, prevention
pollution)
Environment
(Transparency &
Accountability-
quality control)

10. ACHIEVE CREDIBLE SCALE
77 STATIONS IN 3 STATES
Water challenges:
• Fluoride
• Nitrate
• Salinity
• Microbial
> 250,000 WITH ACCESS

11. COMMUNITY SAFE WATER SOLUTION
• Locally owned and operated systems, with external
linkages as necessary
• Provide safe water access to local communities
• Use treatment technologies appropriate for water
quality challenges
• Make water available to consumers at affordable
prices

12. iJAL STATION “KIT”
• Water purification system
delivers to WHO standards
• Small business skills training
• iJal branding and consumer
activation programs
• Remote monitoring system to
track and manage performance
• Distribution to increase
consumer convenience
Serves safe water access to entire village
>2500 people

13. VALUE CHAIN
Incentives and capacity-building throughout the value chain
…including cluster-level field support services:

14. LOCALY OWNED & OPERATED
LOCAL WATER
SOURCES
We help communities protect their
water sources for the long-term,
addressing challenges to quality
and sustainability.
IMAGE TBD
TARGET: sustainable source water

15. TREATMENT
TECHNOLOGY
We select responsive, cost-effective
technologies to purify the water by
eliminating a range of source water
contaminants.
LOCALY OWNED & OPERATED
TARGET: affordable and reliable

16. LOCAL
OPERATIONS
We develop the tools and skills
necessary for local operators
to own and operate Safe Water
Stations for the long term.
LOCALY OWNED & OPERATED
TARGET: <2% downtime

17. CONSUMER
FOCUSED
SOLUTIONS
We don’t have beneficiaries—
we have customers. We’re committed
to providing our customers with
a reliable, affordable, convenient
source of drinking water.
LOCALY OWNED & OPERATED
TARGET: +75% household
participation

18. MAINTENANCE
RESERVES
Treated drinking water is priced
affordably to ensure universal
access while still covering
operating and maintenance costs
for future success.
LOCALY OWNED & OPERATED
TARGET: +25% operating margin

19. STANDARDIZING FOR SCALE
LOCAL SKILL
• Standardized protocols
lacking
• SOPs must align with
local skills
• Local skills
development
• Timely / accurate
performance data
• Field, cluster and
management reporting
• Timely and actionable
analysis
M&E
PROJECT MGMT
CONSUMER
DEMAND
SOURCE WATER
• Efficient management
of field projects
• Timely / accurate data
capture for analysis
• Management system
for project life-cycle
• Free water alternatives
• Unwillingness to pay
• Household participation
essential for financial
viability and improved
health
• Reliable source water
supply
• Local accountability for
source water
management
TECHNICAL TOOLKITS
TABLET PROJECT MGMT
REMOTE MONITORING
CONSUMER ACTIVATION WATER MANAGEMENT

20. • Develop Decision Support System
(DSS) for selection of cluster/sites and
plan remedial measures
• It encompasses rainfall, groundwater
interaction, conjunctive use
• Tracking Water Level, TDS & pH
• GIS information overlay
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

21. Watershed area: 859 Sq Km
Micro-watershed: 16.5 Sq Km (3
SWS located)
Figure 1. Delineation of smaller watersheds: sub-watersheds
WATERSHED DELINEATION

22. *Indian Meteorological
Department
**Stations under study:
Nizampally, Gangirenigudem,
Gorikothapally
WATER BALANCE STUDY
Rainfall
Ground
water
recharge
2.2
Runoff
Surface
Storage
HH Consumption
0.11 Mm³/year
Livestock
0.06 Mm³/year
Crops 16.32+Evapo-transpiration Water received
14.8 Mm³/year
Volume in Million-cubic-meters/year
(Mm³/year)
Note: There are following limitations of this case study:
 Information on vegetative cover and forest area is not available, this influences recharge to
ground water body and Evapo-transpiration
 No data is available on canal water coming from outside of micro-watershed and return flow
from irrigation to ground water body

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24. Annual ground water withdrawal of iJal Stations in KL 5030
Percentage of use of annual precipitation 0.03%
Use of Chemical Fertilizer & Pesticide in Agriculture Average
tons/acre
0.52
Disposal of dissolved solids in the Reject water tons 0.04%
Percentage of dissolved solids from reject 2.8%
To offset the effect of 5K cubic meter water - 30 % water use efficiency in two hectare
paddy crop will bring the balance
Reject water from three Safe Water Stations is 0.04%, it is negligible and will not have any
negative impact
Improving water use efficiency in agriculture and optimum use of chemical fertilizers
recommended
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

25. TRAINING & CAPACITY BUILDING
OPERATIONAL FINANCIAL
CONSUMER LIVELIHOOD
100
96
67
57
Maintenance
Aware94
92
69
63
Post-launch
Available
Tried
Regular
users

26. MAINSTREAMING THE MODEL
KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS
ONGOING

27. DONORS
Tata Trusts & UL

28. Thank you