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Water Harvesting Structure:
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Water Harvesting Structure (RWHS) project is implemented at Jasdan, Halvad and
South
Gujarat in association with Council for Advancement of People’s
Action and Rural Technology (CAPART), New Delhi.
The
main objective of RWHS is to provide roof rain water harvesting
tanks for those who have limited access to resources and enable
families to independently store a safe, long term supply of safe
drinking water without jeopardizing their livelihoods and health of
families.
This
project had also provided opportunities to demonstrate RWHS and
educate rural community about benefits of it’s for improved health,
hygiene and livelihood. The main component is RWH structures, for
those who have limited access to resources, low caste status and
poor financial conditions would enable them independently store a
year long supply of safe drinking water and benefit by freeing up
time that the women would spend collecting water.
The low cost options with equal strength and longevity available
elsewhere are adopted after due consultation with the beneficiaries.
It ensures safe drinking water during scarcity period.
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