10 Rain Water Harvesting Systems for Selected Household in Mahiyangana DSD in Badulla District
| Project Areas | Badulla District in Uva Province |
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| Duration | 1st April – 18th June 2018 |
| Funded by | Sri Lankan Agricola Qld (SLAQ) Inc . Brisbane, Australia |
| Project Cost: | Project Budget – LKR 1,021,470 Agricola -LKR 921,470 LRWHF – LKR 100,000 |
| Project Objective: | This project proposes to establish 10 RWHS in households in Mahiyangana, Badulla |
| Project Activities: | Selection of village for implementation of project Selection of beneficiary Conduct Awareness program Construction of 10 RWHS Conduct O&M Program |
Progress
Selection of village for implementation of project
- Following a letter received form Division Secretary , which has recommended 3 villages for implementation of the project, all sites were visited and Kukulapona was selected. Selection was based on drying up of well during dry season, well water unsuitable for drinking, and presence of high number of CKDU patients and easy to accessibility to site, etc.
Selection of beneficiary
- Awareness was conducted to select beneficiaries at Kukulapona. Twenty (20) request for RWH tanks were received. Out of which 10 were selected based on the selected criteria provided by Agricola. They are
- G.ChandanaBandara
- M.Sarathkumara
- M.Jayasundara
- M.Karunarathna
- M.Muthubanda
- H.M.Gunabanda
- M.Darmadasa
- A.Layanalsooriya
- H.M.Gunabanda
- H.M.Chadrapala
Conduct Awareness program
- Awareness program was held for Selected 10 beneficiaries households with the presence of Grama Niladari, Development officer and Kukulapola school principal on 10/05/2018
Construction of 10 RWHS
Ten Rain water harvesting system consisting of 8,000 liter Ferrocement tank, gutters, different first flush system, different filter and tap construction started on 04th June and completed on 18th June 2018
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| Letter from Divisional Secretary | |
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| Awareness program for community | |
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| Village well | Milky color water at well |
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| Outlet pipe and wash out set up | Leaf filter and modified first flush |
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| First flush outlet | Floating ball intake set up |
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| Water inlet and out let systems | Unskilled labour support |
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| 1. Y.G.Chandana | 2. H.M.Sarathkumara |
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| 3. H.M.Jayasundara | 4. H.M.Karunarathna |
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| 5. H.M.Muthubanda | 6. K.H.M.Gunabanda |
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| 7. P.M.Darmadasa | 8. S.A.Layanalsooriya |
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| 9. E.H.M.Gunabanda | 10. E.H.M.Chadrapala |