TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR TEACHERS

 HYDERABAD AND RANGAREDDY DISTRICTS

ON

 

WATER HARVESTING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the support of

Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board

Rain Water Harvesting Cell

AP Pollution Control Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NATIONAL GREEN CORPS

 

 

 

 

Contents

 

 

 

 

 

1.    Introduction

2.    Communications

3.    Schools participated in the programme

Hyderabad

Rangareddy

Introduction

 

The acute shortage of water in the most water yielding months of the year is a sequel to the plunder on natural resources.  Hyderabad, city of lakes supported by big reservoirs and a confluence of Krishna and Godavari basins is today craving for water.  The concrete jungle in the central business district along with urban sprawl have led to a situation where there is very little possibility in many areas for percolation of rain water into the ground.  Windling water resources  emptied aqueous are an indication for the amount of pressure that we have generated on the ground water resources.  More than half of the city’s water consumption is from the ground.  With only half of the tapped ground water actually being replenished by the natural means every year. This grave situation has forced Planners, Activists, Government and Administrators to think for alternates.

 

Ground water recharge through diversion of roof top rainwater is seen as a solution for the plethora of water scarcity problems.  Initially the focus was on large open spaces in institutions and industries.  Water retention structures whether checkdams or rockfill dams have been erected in all large institutional areas in the past three years across the city. 

 

Inspite of these efforts if large tracts of built up area are not touched then it becomes very very difficult to recharge the ground under this area.  It is in this context that we have drafted a strategy of focussing and targeting all high schools in and around the city.  Only open space available is in and around the schools.  If only these schools attempt and adopt water harvesting, we can also address the issue of flooding and consequent storm water drain problems in the city.   The schools are harbingers of change.  They initiate change and they inculcate habits.  The teachers in this schools are role models and effective communicators.  Their role in developing water conservation habits among school children is tremendous.  Keeping this in view the Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board readily accepted the proposal of the National Green Corps for conducting Teacher Training programmes on Water Harvesting.  Not only the decision but also a decisive action followed it.  With this support of Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board, the National Green Corps had gone in to conduct intensive Teacher Training programmes in all educational mandals of Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts.  While in Hyderabad out of the 13 mandals covered, 631 schools have participated and in Rangareddy, the 13 training programmes were attended by 283 teachers. 

 

The District Educational Officers of these two districts were contacted and proceedings were raised on conducting the Teacher Training programmes at 13 locations in Rangareddy districts and 13 locations in Hyderabad district.  The support of Deputy Educational Officers was extensively taken for initiating this training programme and also for inaugurating this programme at every location.  The participation of officials from Education Department has provided the necessary boost.  The team from Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board was present for any suggestions and support during the training programme.  All these training programme were conducted in centrally located schools.  The teachers were provided with resource material on all environmental issues while focussing on water and its conservation.  Apart from this the resource material supplied by Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board was extensively utilised. 

 

The films made by Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board and AP Pollution Control Board on Water Conservation were projected through LCD systems as part of the training programme.  Whole issue of water from its generation point to the destination was dealt as part of the training programme.  The need for water conservation, qualities and quantities of water available provided the frame of reference.  The various water collection systems i.e., roof top collection, lintel level collection, ground level collection and sump level collection were dealt in detail.

 

The filtration systems and Water harvesting structures were also covered in detail.  The queries of the participants on the technical support extended and the Water. Land and Tree Act were also addressed.  It is expected that atleast hundred schools go in for Water Harvesting Structures before the 15th of August.  A follow-up action is being taken in this regard.  It was also announced during the training programme that all schools which complete RainWater Harvesting before 15th of August will be awarded.  It was also announced that those school students who complete Rain water harvesting at home will also be awarded if they complete by 26th of January.

Teachers Training programme

Hyderabad district

 

SNo

Date

Venue

Area covered

No.of participants

1.       

17-07-2002