Borda South Asia

Upcoming Training: Towards Sustainable Community Based Sanitation

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:47:01 MEST

Written by Tatjana Frei
BORDA Partner CDD Society

CDD Society is pleased to announce its next training on Towards Sustainable Community Based Sanitation. The five day training will be conducted in Bangalore from 23^rd 27^th August 2010.

DEWATS at the Waterfront

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:25:38 MEST

Written By Bhushan Tuladhar
BORDA Partner - Environment and Public Health Organisation (ENPHO), Nepal

The Park Village Waterfront Resort, which is a three-star 58-room hotel under construction on the banks of Lake Phewa in Pokhara, has agreed to put a Decentralised Wastewater Treatment System (DEWATS) to treat and recycle all its wastewater. A team from ENPHO and UN-HABITAT visited the hotel site in Pokhara on 9^th and 10^thJuly 2010 and held discussions with the promoters Mr. Karna Shakya and Mr. Diwakar Rajkarnikar as well as the architect to assess the feasibility of the system. The preliminary designs for the system, which includes separate treatment systems for black water, grey water and rain water, was presented to the clients at a meeting on 16^th July 2010 and approved. ENPHO will now prepare detail designs with technical support from CDD/BORDA and construct the plant in late 2010. The eco-friendly hotel, which will also have solar lighting system and biogas plant to treat waste, is scheduled to open its door to visitors on the occasion of Nepal Tourism Year 2011.
(Pic: Site for DEWATS at the Waterfront Resort, Pokhara)

Amendment to the DC Regulation for making DEWATS mandatory in Nagpur

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:34:10 MEST

Written by Satchit Bhandarkar
BORDA Partner CDD Regional Cooperation Office - Nagpur

The CDD Regional Cooperation Office at Nagpur along with the support of Network Partner have been lobbying at Maharashtra level to incorporate Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems (DEWATS) in government policy for treatment of wastewater in urban & peri-urban areas. Due to continuous lobbying efforts for Development Control (DC) Regulation amendment at Municipal Corporation level, Nagpur Municipal Corporation has decided to amend their Development Control Regulations for recycle and reuse of wastewater. The decision taken by Nagpur Municipal Corporation is a major breakthrough for reducing water pollution & environmental pollution at city level. The amendment in the DC Regulations will be a Model for other municipal corporations to make wastewater treatment mandatory at city level.

Upcoming Training: Periodical Maintenance of DEWATS

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:56:34 MEST

Written by Himani Bist
BORDA Partner CDD Society

CDD Society is pleased to announce specialised three-day training on Periodical Maintenance of DEWATS from 9^th - 11^th August 2010 at Bangalore. The Training programme will discuss the importance and methodology of periodical maintenance activities necessary for continuous and efficient performance of DEWATS units. Thus, it aims to impart and enhance the knowledge and skills of people associated with the operation and maintenance of these units. Experienced trainers will present the relevant information and knowledge about periodical maintenance through various theoretical and practical sessions.

Case Study on Pangbar and Yarkashing Hamlets - 5 kVA MHPU in Kargil, Ladakh

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:01:26 MEST

Written by Pranai Thapa
BORDA Partner - LEDeG

Pangbar and Yarkashing are neighboring hamlets in Kargil District, about 82 kms south of Kargil Town. They experience heavy snowfall and remain isolated throughout winter. Until 2005, one had to walk 12 kms from the village to the nearest motorable road. Now the road reaches the village. The population of the 2 hamlets is about 350, each hamlet consisting of 20 households. The main income of these communities is from agriculture and daily wage labour. Agriculture is of subsistence type consisting mainly of crops such as barley, wheat, peas and some vegetables. Due to the short farming season, only a single crop is possible in a year. The primary source of water for agriculture is mainly glacier melt from the nearby Pangbar Tokpo.

Training Programme for Site Supervisors at Mandavaikuppam

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:37:21 MEST

Written by E.Arunkumar
BORDA Partner CDD Regional Coordination Office, Chennai

In collaboration with the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Ltd. (RGRHCL), Karnataka and Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA), Germany, CDD Society orgainsed a 1-day Training Programme on DEWATS for Site Supervisors. The 1-day Programme was conducted on 18^th June at Mandavaikuppam, Marakanam and Villupuram at the construction site in a permanent settlement for the tsunami-affected community.

Tamil Nadu State Urban Sanitation Policy

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:41:08 MEST

Written by V.Ganapathy
BORDA Partner - ExNoRa International

As stipulated by the Ministry of Urban Development, New Delhi, the Tamil Nadu State Urban Sanitation Policy has been finalised at a meeting convened in Chennai on 20^th June 2010; it would facilitate implementation of the NUSP in Tamil Nadu. At the meeting convened by the Directorate of Municipal Administration in Chennai, officials of Municipal Corporations, elected Chairman, NGOs and experts from the Departments of the Metropolitan Development Authority, Water and Drainage board and so on discussed the broad features of the NUSP and how to dovetail the same in tune with the geographical and other special features of the State.

A Big Leap Forward by Little Kanyakumari District to Eschew Plastics

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:38:16 MEST

Written by V.Ganapathy
BORDA Partner - ExNoRa International

There is a new mantra among environmentalists fighting to end the menace of plastics in todays world. Sorry but it is not the conventional Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (3R). But it is a Replicate. Mr. Rajendra Ratnoo I.A.S, District Collector, proved that the Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules promulgated almost a decade ago could indeed be implemented without harm to anyone. Incredible as it may sound, it is only too true and cannot be believed but only to be seen. For the past month throughout Kanyakumari District, the battle has been won against plastics. It is almost a win-win situation for all. The butcher, the grocer, the vegetable shopkeepers, the fish merchant, hospitals, petty tea shop owners and roadside nongu (Palmyrah) fruit drink sellers have all said NO to plastics. The auto driver, school teacher, 90-year old pilgrims from Allahabad, taking a holy dip in the sea near the Kanyakumari temple or the tourists congregating at the stand to board the ferry to the Vivekananda rock - all have joined hands with the District authorities, willingly to take up the crusade against plastics. All four municipalities, 56 Town Panchayats and 99 Village Panchayats have not only passed laws prohibiting the use of low-grade plastics and plastic articles but scrupulously observe the spirit of the law from April 1^st, 2010

Exposure Visit to Vellore SWM Facilities

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:16:47 MEST

Written by K. Mohanasundaram
BORDA Partner - ExNoRa International

In 2009, ExNoRa International successfully implemented DESWAM in Kulithalai Municipality with financial support from BORDACDD. The programme which was initiated in 3 wards was later extended to all 24 wards in a phased manner. Biodegradable waste is converted to organic manure by aerobic composting and value addition by vermicomposting using the tank, heap and brick methods. The income from the sale of vermicompost to the local farmers is around Rs.10, 000/- per month and the sale of recyclables about Rs.4, 000/- per month, respectively.

Panaiyur CBS-DEWATS project stakeholders visit CBS-project in Musiri

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:08:10 MEST

Written by R. Devika
BORDA Partner DHAN Foundation

DHAN CURE is constructing a CBS-DEWATS in Panaiyur Village, 4 kms outside Madurai Municipal Corporation limits. This project is implemented in collaboration with DHAN Gangai Vattara Kalanjiam and DRDA Madurai. As part of the social process of this project, CURE, supported by ExNoRa International, organised a field trip for various project stakeholders to Musiri Town Panchayat and Kulithalai Municipality near Trichy on 17^th June 2010. (Pic-1: Panaiyur delegation in Musiri)