Proposal (in Presentation format) Title: Establishing Community-Based Small Water Treatment Plants in the Coastal Area of Bangladesh

Location and Target of the Project Country: Bangladesh Region: Coastal Zone District: Satkhira Upazilla: Shyamnagar Unions: Padmapukur and Gabura Target: Eight to ten thousand people from five communities

Proposed Locations are Red Marked Shymnagar Upazila Proposed Locations are Red Marked

Overall Objective Safe drinking water available to the selected coastal communities of Shyamnagar Upazilla

Specific Objectives Identify spots suitable to install ‘Water health centers’ To establish five water health centers in five selected spots of two unions To motivate users pay for water To form committees to take final ownership and management of the water health centres

Main Activities Identify suitable sites (spot) Form Management Committee Construction civil structure for the Water Health Centre Install Water Health Centers Construct water preservation tanks Monitoring by AKK Water Health

Drinking water situation in coastal zone Water of the Bay of Bengal contains high salinity Lack of safe drinking water has been the most acute problem of the coastal populace The poor households the worst sufferer Arsenic contamination in ground water Approximately, 33% of Bangladesh population lives in the coastal zone

Main causes of Drinking water problem in Project area (Shyamnagar Upazilla) Bounded by rivers and the Bay from three sides Many small rivers traverse the land area All people of a community suffer due non-availability of safe drinking water High salinity in ground water and spreads all over the area

Factors behind scarcity of safe drinking water in Shyamnagar Poor people can’t afford cost of Deep TW Salinity spreads almost all over the area River and sea waters highly saline High level of salinity in the ground water Ponds don’t hold water during the long dry season Pond waters infested with harmful flora and fauna

Rational to establish community-based water options One Deep tube well costs BDT 45,000; beyond the reach of poor families Salinity in ground water spreads over vast area, so suitable spots to sink tube well very few All people in the community affected due to non-availability of safe drinking water (so) ‘Water supply plants’ should be community- based Community based installation will include rural institutions e.g. school, cyclone shelter etc. Long-term sustainability of the water plant

Preliminary Work done by Friendship to Establish Five Community-based Water Health Centers in Padmapukur and Gabura Unions of Shyamnagar Friendship has been communicating with the of “A K Khan Water Health (Bangladesh) Ltd”. A K Khan Water Health - a joint venture between the A K Khan group Bangladesh, International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank group and Water health International, USA. The company mandates: Establishing decentralized water purification unit Capable to treat raw water of any composition or contamination to WHO standard (cont.)

Water samples from Shyamnagar tested in AKKWHC lab Preliminary Work done by Friendship to Establish Five Community-based WHC in Padmapukur and Gabura Unions of Shyamnagar Water samples from Shyamnagar tested in AKKWHC lab Test results reveled that river water can’t be treated because of high (10,480) TDS Tube well water (with 566 TDS) can be treated to drinkable level (Cont.)

Identification two Spots Preliminary Work done by Friendship to Establish Five Community-based WHCs in Padmapukur and Gabura Unions of Shyamnagar Identification two Spots Friendship already identified following sites (spots) Site 1 Name of Water Point: Gabura Bazar Target Area: Chalkbara Union: Gabura User Household: 1500 Note: More site selection in progress Site 2 Name of Water Point: Pakhimara Targeted Area: Jhapa, Union: Padmapukur User Household: 1800

Objectively Verifiable Indicators Logical Framework Narrative Summary Objectively Verifiable Indicators MOV SOV Goal Safe drinking water available to the selected coastal communities of Shyamnagar Upazilla 1. Households can procure sufficient safe drinking water 2. Incidence of water borne diseases reduced in the area Impact study Survey Reports, documents of Department of health Hospital report Purpose Eight thousand households procure sufficient quantity of safe drinking water from the water plant 1. Each listed household eligible to procure two liter or more drinking water per adult member from the plant every day 2. Members pay as per rate fixed for collection of water from the plant Records quantity of water distributed Plant record Payment list

Logical Framework (cont.) Narrative Summary Objectively Verifiable Indicators MOV SOV Results 1. Five Spots Selected 2. Five Water Plant Management Committee formed 3. Five Civil Structures constructed 4. Five water storage facilities established 5. Five Water Supply Plants established 6. Monitoring continues by AKK water health 1. Drinkable ground water available in the aquifer 2. Plant Management Committee formed involving cross section of people 3. Civil structure constructed as per design and requirement to install the plant 4. Big enough water storage constructed to preserve 5000 liter water 5. Each water supply yields required quantity of safe water Agreement with AK Khan Water Health Financial Records Observation Records of Friendship Records of AKK Water Health DPHE records

Objectively Verifiable Indicators Logical Framework Narrative Summary Objectively Verifiable Indicators MOV SOV Activities Identification of suitable spots Formation of Management Committee Civil construction for the Water Health Centre Construction of storage facilities in each location Installation Water Health Center Monitoring by AKK water health Pre-Condition Sufficient fund available

Proposed Budget * Conversion Rate 1 Euro = 100 BDT SL Activity Unit Unit Cost (BDT) Total cost (BDT) Cost* (Euro) 1 Formation of Management Committee 5 10,000 50,000 500 2 Civil Construction Including Electric Connection 150,000 750,000 7,500 3 Digging Bore-well 250,000 2,500 4 Installation of Water Health Centre 2,997,574 14,987,870 149,879 Construction of Tanks for Preservation of Water 70,000 350,000 3,500 6 Support Cost to Installation 20,000 100,000 1000 7 Transportation of Equipment from Chittagong Port 15,000 75,000 750 8 Staff Salary and Administrative Cost 1,000 9 Monitoring Cost 173,500 867,500 8675 10 Other Costs 11 Total 17,580,370 175,804 12 Friendship Luxemburg Contribution 7,680,370 76,804 13 Net Budget 9,900,000 99,000 * Conversion Rate 1 Euro = 100 BDT

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