CDD was visited by trainees from BORDA in the months of June, July and August 2006. Ms. Tam Nguyen from Vietnam, Mr. Henrik Busing and Mr. Mohammad Noor from Germany participated in the three-month training programme headquartered at CDD as it represents a separate nation wide partner network. The objectives of the training were to learn the theoretical and practical aspects of DEWATS implementation and get exposure to CBS implementations.

The CBS-DEWATS at Solapuradammana Badavane at Sunkadakatte, Bangalore, is one of the 10 projects of the Nirmala Nagara Programme of the Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA), Government of Karnataka. This programme aims at provision of upgraded sanitation facilities (toilet complexes) for the urban poor, especially women and slum dwellers in various townships in Karnataka. The Karnataka Land Army Corporation (KLAC) will carry out the construction of the toilet complexes.

From BORDA Partner FEDINA 
Written by Ms. Catherine

Unemployment, underemployment, contract and migrant labour, earning low wages, - subject to bad working conditions, and prone to total absence of security are some of the problems that plague our society. Empowerment, we figured, would decrease the density of these impeding societal problems. People need to be equipped with appropriate tools. They need to gain the right to form unions, to participate in collective bargaining and  to work in a secure environment. We are talking of three complementary elements that work towards strengthening the desire to break free from the shackles of below subsistence living.

From BORDA Partner Exnora
Written by V. Ganapathy, Advisor, Trichy District

In their own humble but unique way, a dozen women of East Devadhanam, Tiruchirapalli town, in Tamil Nadu, celebrated Renewable Energy day, the birthday of the former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. They used the copious supply of biogas generated from the DEWATS unit, as fuel to prepare delicious sweets like Kesari and Sundal. These were distributed to about 200 residents of the area and 50 children who are users of the Child Friendly toilet in East Devadhanam. 

From BORDA Partner RLHP
Written by Dr. G. William

A critical component of a DEWATS, in sharp contrast to a septic tank system, is the safe discharge of treated wastewater. In fact, ensuring safe discharge is an integral part of the technical feasibility conditions. If this is not ensured beyond all doubt at the planning stage,  then a host of problems can crop up after completion of the structure of the treatment plant. A case in point is the DEWATS in Roopanagar slum, Mysore.

CONSORTIUM FOR DEWATS DISSEMINATION (CDD) operational in 8 states, provides technical support for basic needs services to marginalized groups including conceptualization, designing, quality control, certification, applied research, optimization and dissemination of decentralised technology options (wastewater treatment, solid waste management, water and energy supply), developing standard procedures, creating technologists and conducting/coordinating training and networking. As part of its growth plans, CDD is looking for suitable persons to fill in the following positions:

This is to announce that the one day conference "Decentralised Basic Needs Services in Urban Planning" that was to be held on the 12th of October, 2006 has been postponed to a later date. The conference was first advertised in the "basin-South Asia quarterly newsletter. No changes have been made in the venue for the conference, which is still YASHDA, Pune, Maharashtra, India. The new date for the conference will be posted as soon as it is announced.

For further details please contact
CDD Society  => cddindia@eth.net
EXNORA International  => info@exnora.org
International Office - Agenda 21   => ioa21pune@yahoo.co.in

To summarize the maintenance activities carried out in Gokaldas Images, Doddaballapura, Bangalore, we thought it best to show photos taken during the maintenance with concise elucidations of the same. Hope this photo essay gives you a brief idea of the maintenance programme. The maintenance programme was a 3 day affair from the 19^th to the 21^st of July 2006.

A highly vigorous training programme for maintenance of the DEWATS at Gokaldas Images, was carried out from the 19th to the 21st of July 2006. The maintenance team comprised of Mr. Rajesh Pai, Mr. Venkatesh, Ms. Gayathri Devi, Mr. Amit Sawant, Ms. Shamala, Mr. Sethuraman Ms. Tam, Mr. Raja Chitrapoo, Mr. Hendrik Beusing, Ms. Rose and Mr. Mohammad Noor from CDD. Partner associates who also took part in the maintenance programme included Mr. T. Vijayanand and Mr. Mohana Sundaram from EXNORA, Mr. Shekhar Diwale & Mr. Sachit Bhandarkar from IIYW, Mr. Manjunath from RLHP and Mr. Ravindra from FEDINA.

Feasibility studies conducted in Manipal Hospital, Bangalore have revealed that it is practical to install a DEWATS unit for the treatment of domestic wastewater from the hospital. “Manipal Group” Asia’s largest hospital management group is operating a 650-bed hospital since 2003. The hospital located at 98, Airport Road, Bangalore, offers treatment in nearly 42 specialties. It is India’s first and only tertiary care hospital which is ISO certified for clinical protocols and nursing care in India. The hospital has been granted authorization for generating, collecting and disposing of biomedical waste by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB).