Tata Chemicals, Mithapur

This is a presentation from Tata Chemicals, one of the finalists at the 5th CII-GBC National Award for Excellence in Water Management in 2008

The awards are in 2 categories, Within the Fence for work done on minimizing the organisations water footprint, and Beyond the Fence for work done in the community around the industry.

This presentation was in the "Beyond the Fence" category.

We thank CII and the respective companies for giving us permission to upload these presentations on the India Water Portal website for dissemination to a wider audience.

1. > Avisek Das
When Chemistry Cares… When Chemistry Cares…
A Community Smiles. A Community Smiles.
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Tata Chemicals, Mithapur

2. > Avisek Das
STRATEGY MAP FOR NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GROUP
Vision:
Integrated development of the region through an optimal utilization of natural
resources with focus on improving the quality and availability of water, agriculture
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SUPPORT TO SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES : PROCESS FLOW SUPPORT TO SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES : PROCESS FLOW
Need Assessment
through participatory
and other processes
Identification of
Skills & Resources
Required
Selection of
Interventions
& Annual Plans
Need Assessment
through participatory
and other processes
Identification of
Skills & Resources
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Selection of
Interventions
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and

other

processes
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Annual

Plans
Internal process
and

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processes
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Identification of
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partners
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Improvement
Identification of
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Process flow Diagram – Stakeholder involvement in community development

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UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY NEEDS UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY NEEDS
Why? How? How?

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Participatory Rural Appraisals
9Community Meetings with Senior Leadership
9Impact Assessment Surveys
9Need Assessment studies
What are the results? Prioritization Matrix
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PRIORITISATION OF COMMUNITY NEEDS PRIORITISATION OF COMMUNITY NEEDS
Quality Function Deployment Tool Stakeholder Needs (Community)
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Improved availability of health care
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WHY WHY –– WATER MANAGEMENT IN MITHAPUR WATER MANAGEMENT IN MITHAPUR
•Mithapur is located on the western most tip of Saurashtra Peninsula in the
Jamnagar district of Gujarat is surrounded on three sides by the sea.
•
The biggest concern here is unavailability of fresh water The

biggest

concern

here

is

unavailability

of

fresh

water
.
•Average annual rainfall 12-15 inches.
•Salinity ingress because of high runoff and slow soil retention rate.
•This region is one of the most drought prone regions of the country,
•Overall backward area, however agriculture is still the predominant occupation
here.
•No water harvesting infrastructure.
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WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
Initiatives Taken:
•Integrated watershed development project.
•Salinity Ingress Mitigation Project.
•Water & Sanitation Management (WASMO)
project
•Roof rainwater harvesting project.
•Special project for large water harvesting
structure
Water Harvesting Capacity
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•Water saving technologies
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PROCESS STEPS PROCESS STEPS
The most important aspect of this program is people’s participation. The The most important aspect of this program is people’s participation. The
management and responsibility of watershed structures rests with the villages management and responsibility of watershed structures rests with the villages
which results in a ownership. which results in a ownership.
1. Creating awareness for project, its objectives, and concept of participation
through village meetings, awareness drives, exposure visits and training
programs.
2. Formulation of the village committee & Self help groups with representatives from
all segment including women members (mandatory).
3. Conducting participatory rural appraisals (PRA) and creation of village action plan
& collection of contribution from communities.
4. Training the user groups and the committee members on account keeping,
decision
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making, and project planning through implementation of a pilot entry
decision
making,

and

project

planning

through

implementation

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pilot

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point activity.
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9. > Avisek Das
PROCESS PROCESS STEPSSTEPS…. ….
5. Construction of water harvesting structures, water supply structures/ systems and
structures for mitigating salinity ingress.
- These include: check dams, water storage structures, Village ponds,
diversion channels sub
terrestrial dams and bandharas farm ponds and
diversion

channels
,
sub
-
terrestrial

dams

and

bandharas
,
farm

ponds

and

farm bunds.
- Groundwater recharge is carried out through recharge pits and recharge
of wells.
- Additionally, roof rainwater harvesting structures are constructed to collect quality drinking water.
- Drinking water distribution systems, construction of new wells,
constructing bore wells fitted with hand-pumps and creating
structures that are exclusively for drinking purpose also form a part of this
6. The last step is appropriate use of water to ensure sustainability have been taken
up in earnest A process to establish water codes in the villages has also been up

in

earnest
.
A

process

to

establish

water

codes

in

the

villages

has

also

been

initiated.
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10. > Avisek Das
INTEGERATED WATER SHED PROJECT
Purpose : •
Harvesting rain water by constructing check dams, farm ponds, farm bunds & well
recharging
•
Utilization of Rain water for Agricultural activities, Animal husbandry & drinking water
•
To promote downstream activities like Agricultural productivity, small scale income
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TUPNI VILLAGE
Located around 15kms from Dwarka, Tupni village is one of the most drought prone
area Type of Land (hectares)
Tupni
Type

of

Land

(hectares)
Tupni
Wasteland 712 Agriculture Land 836 Residential Land
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Residential

Land
49
Other Wasteland 984 Total Land 2235
Water requirement for Agriculture activities : 10 .9 lakh m3/annum
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12. > Avisek Das
WATER MANAGEMENT AT TUPNI VILLAGE Tupni Capacity (mcft) Villar Pond 0.7
Sanvara Pond 0.8
Navapar Pond
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Navapar

Pond
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Dhora Bondha 2.1 Small Talao 0.3 Palathri 1.0 Ratu
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Awad Mataji 1.5 Ravaji Dam 2.2 Gandhari Talao 0.6 Mataji
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Vijadin 2.1 Ladagar 2.5 Charakh Dam 3.5 Unaki
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GLDC 3.2 Million cubic feet Small Structures 2.4 Total rain water harvested :
27.2 million cubic feet
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Total

rain

water

harvested

:

27.2

million

cubic

feet

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WAY AHEAD
•
Total water harvested through water shed project : 7,41,769m3/annum
•
Water requirement from farmers : 10,99,000 m3/annum
•
Additional water requirement : 3,57,231 m3/annum Additional

water

requirement

:

3,57,231

m3/annum
Ati Pl t iti t A
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Pl
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To construct more water harvesting structures ( Target : 5 structures in 3 years)
•
To promote water saving technologies like drip irrigation, sprinkler irrigation (T t 70 f i 3 ) (T
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70

f
armers
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•
To increase the productivity of existing agricultural land through land reclamation,
Planting high yielding crops & Organic farming
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14. > Avisek Das
WATER & SANITAION MANAGEMENT WATER & SANITAION MANAGEMENT Purpose:
To provide safe drinking water in sufficient quantity ( 70 liters/day/head) at a their
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•To execute & operate the project though village community
•To built awareness & capacity building in the community
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15. > Avisek Das
WATER & SANITATION MANAGEMENT IN BHIMRANA VILLAGE
Bhimrana is located 3 kms away from Mithapur that has average population
of about 5000.There is no source of fresh water in this area. Since 15 years,
the village is totally dependent on tanker based water supply.
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Construction of Roof Rain water harvesting structures (RRWHS) with capacity of 10,000 liters in 220 houses C t ti f l t d t k f 1 2 l kh lit it
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Construction of sump of 1 lakh liter capacity
•
Pipeline networking connecting to every door step
•
Installation of RO (Reverse Osmosis) plant of capacity 2000 liter/hour
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16. > Avisek Das
IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY
In short,
Bhimrana village has gained •
Continuous supply of drinking water throughout the year Continuous

supply

of

drinking

water

throughout

the

year
•
Availability of water at their door step ther e by reducing time span of 3hrs/day in
collecting water from near by places
•
Enhanced the storage capacity of rain water ( 22 lakh liters/ annum) Enhanced

the

storage

capacity

of

rain

water

(

22

lakh

liters/

annum)
•
Additional supply of RO water ( 2000 liters /hr)
•
Established village level organization ( Paani samithi ) capable of operating the e
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17. > Avisek Das
SALINITY INGRESSMENT SALINITY INGRESSMENT
Purpose •
To prevent the salinity ingress by constructing “ salinity bhandaras” in the coastal
area
•
To reclaim saline soil suitable for agricultural activities
•
To provide safe drinking water in coastal villages by constructing rain roof water
harvesting structures
•
To minimize the water usage by water saving technologies
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SALINITY INGRESS IN DWARKA TALUKA
•
Dwarka Taluka is surrounded three sides by seawater (Arabian sea). Due to this,
salinity ingress is the perennial problem prevailing in this area. As time passes by,
the underground sweet water turned into brackish water because of which the soil became saline
-
unfit for agricultural activities & availability of drinking water.
became

saline

unfit

for

agricultural

activities

&

availability

of

drinking

water.
Efforts taken to prevent salinity ingressment :
•
Construction of “bhandaras”( underground impervious layer & check dam above the ground)
-
4 nos
the

ground)

4

nos

•
Construction of RRWHS( Rain roof water harvesting structures) – 600 nos in 6
villages
•
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SALINITY INGRESS – IMPACT
•
60 Hectares of agriculture waste land reclaimed
•
Additionally ,Irrigation facility made availa ble for 150 hectares agricultural land
•
Water from 15 wells turned from brackish to sweet water due to harvesting of rain water in “bh d ” “bh
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d
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20. > Avisek Das
WATER MANAGEMENT WATER MANAGEMENT -- SUSTAINABLITY SUSTAINABLITY
1. The most important aspect of this is active involvement and capacity
building of the community.
2.
Our role is to facilitate the process, add last mile financing funds where
2.
Our

role

is

to

facilitate

the

process,

add

last

mile

financing

funds

where

ever required and ensure that benefits reach the economically weaker
section
3. The management and ownership of all structures rests with the village.
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4. Every structure built has and every activity undertaken has been selected,
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5. Distribution, use and payment for water is decided by them and from the
collections many villages have themselves been able to construct other
dams paying 70-80% of the cost of these structures.
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WATER MANAGEMENT WATER MANAGEMENT –– RISKS INVOLVED RISKS INVOLVED
1. Conflict because of unfair and inequitable use and distribution of water.
- Through transparent processes, sharing of information and facilitation. Through transparent processes, sharing of information and facilitation.
2
The risk of people moving towards high yielding high return intensive water use
2
.
The

risk

of

people

moving

towards

high

yielding
,
high

return

intensive

water

use

crops leading to water resource depletion.
- The IEC component of project targets optimization of use of water and The IEC component of project targets optimization of use of water and
appropriate a
g
ricultural interventions. appropriate a
g
ricultural interventions.
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- - Continuous capacity building on water management. Continuous capacity building on water management.
-- Trying different appropriate agriculture models with indigenous crops Trying different appropriate agriculture models with indigenous crops
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WATER MANAGEMENT WATER MANAGEMENT -- IMPACT IMPACT
1. 152 MCFT capacity created benefiting 86villages.
2. Direct economic gain per year is approximately Rs. 200 - 250 Lakhs.
3
Indirect gain has been improved water quality and availability Over and above
3
.
Indirect

gain

has

been

improved

water

quality

and

availability
.
Over

and

above

invisible benefits of the program are
•Capacity building of people & Community empowerment.
•
Ownership of assets created
•
Ownership

of

assets

created
•Increased awareness and village cohesion.
•Community advocacy and participation in policy formation
4. Today many committees have repaired and strengthened their structures and
built other structures with the money collected from the village contribution.
Their access to district authorities and banks has increased. They have also
established more than 180 Self-Help-Groups that are engaged in micro-finance.
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INCOME GENERATION INITIATIVES AT MITHAPUR INCOME GENERATION INITIATIVES AT MITHAPUR
Need:Mobilize weaker sections, Promote savings ,improve economic status
and build capacities.
Initiatives:Self Help Groups form the backbone
Rural Entrepreneurship development program
Initiative:Okhai Brand promoted at national level and across borders
Training at NIFT, state of art tailoring unit at Mithapur
Impact: Rise in Income level
, Social Mobilization
Training

at

NIFT,

state

of

art

tailoring

unit

at

Mithapur
Members are decision makers
Impact:

Rise

in

Income

level
,

Social

Mobilization
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FEED BACK & MONITORING FEED BACK & MONITORING •Periodic Review
•Annual Impact Assessment Study
•Social Audit by third party (CSI )
•Tata Index for Sustainable Human Development (TISHD)
Tata index for sustainable Human Tata

index

for

sustainable

Hum an

development
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522
560
674
598
500
750
Community Satisfaction Index
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2.5
3.3
2.9
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25. > Avisek Das
OUR PARTNERS OUR PARTNERS
Centre for Environment Education
COMMUNITY
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Water
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WASMO
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Swajal Dhara
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SRTT
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26. > Avisek Das
THE ROAD AHEAD… THE ROAD AHEAD…
Continuous learning and policy advocacy. Continuous learning and policy advocacy. Global Benchmarkin
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Global Benchmarkin
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Creation of a centre of excellence. Creation of a centre of excellence.
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Sustainability (Handover to Community) Sustainability (Handover to Community) Sustainability

(Handover

to

Community) Sustainability

(Handover

to

Community)
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W
hen Chemistr
y
Cares…
W
hen Chemistr
y
Cares…
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A Community Smiles. A Community Smiles.
Thank you Thank you
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Thank
you
.
Thank
you
.