Proceedings of Consultative Meeting cum Workshop By

Drinking Water and Sanitation Department (DWSD)

With

Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives In Jharkhand

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Figures from Top Left:Representative of Block Resource center: representatives from Hindusthan copper Limited and Adhunik group; Representative of UNICEF sharing scope and opportunity of CSR participation Senior DWSD officials discussing issues; Representative of Leading Non-Profit organization involved in WASH; CEO,Water Life India sharing their case with the forum

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OVERVIEW
DWSD organized a day-long Consultative Meting- cum-Workshop on 7th May, 2013 at Hotel Ashoka, Ranchi, to explore possibilities and implications of engaging Corporate Social Responsibility in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector of the state. The occasion served as a common platform for corporate agencies, NGOs, National and International partner organizations,VWSCs (Village Water and sanitation committees), and sundry interested to share their views and experience of partnering with corporates ,specifically in the water and sanitation sector. Background: State Water and Sanitation Mission, Jharkhand wish to share opportunities under Water and Sanitation Sector in the State with corporate agencies and request them to support the initiatives as per Mandate of CSR defined by Department of Public Sector Enterprise and National Voluntary Guideline. It is understood that CSR can support VWSC, BRC or DWSD in IEC and HR activities and support Construction, Operation and Maintenance of facilities and taking up Research and Development work related to water and sanitation. They can employ professional manpower to take care of usage and revenue generation out of the infrastructures created in part or full in their choicest geography. However, there was a felt need of facilitation from civil society organizations and private sector technical service providers to turn the concept into reality. Creation of a specific but common platform was considered as fundamental to this concept. Content of the Exercise: A. Ready Models of Water and Sanitation Sector Activities available with DWSD (Along with Cost Estimate) B. Ready Model of Water and Sanitation Sector Activities available with Private agencies like Green Sanitation Foundation, Water life and Eco Green services. C. Engaging quality Manpower by CSR for professional Socio technical support to rural community& Possibility of supporting Applied Research proposal to be taken up by CSRs in their area of operation. D. Fund Flow Mechanism, Standard Operating Procedure and legal issues likely to be in such a program. E. Interest, Experience and Resource availability of CSRs in Drinking Water and Sanitation Domain

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE
10.30 AM 11.00 AM 11.00 AM11.10 AM 11.10 AM 11.25 AM 11.25AM 11.40 AM 11.40 AM 12.00 Noon 12.00 AM02.30 PM Registration of Participants Welcome Address (Chief Engineer, PMU, SWSM) Sharing Purpose and objective of Consultative Meeting (Speaker- Additional Chief Secretary, DWSD) Ready Models of Water and Sanitation Sector Activities available with DWSD including applied Research (Facilitator- Engineer in Chief, DWSD) Scope and Prospects of engaging Corporate perspective (Speaker-UNICEF Representative ) Presentation by CEO of Each Corporate Indicating projects and Programs they wish to support in FY 2013-14 referring specific geography with indication of Experience, interest and Resource availability (Facilitator- Senior Members of CSR Fraternity) 2.30 PM-3.00 PM Show Casing Ready Model of Water and Sanitation Solutions available with Private agencies (Presentation by Water Life, Green Sanitation Foundation, Water life and Eco green services) 3.00 AM 4.00 PM 024.00PM 05.00 PM Launch Break Plenary Session on Facilitating Partnership: Issues in Policy and Operation with focus on legalities, Standard Operating Process and Fund Flow Mechanism followed by Resolutions on how to take the initiative forward chaired By ACS, DWSD Bodies in the State and

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KEY PARTICIPANTS
REPRESENTATIVES OF CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS 1 Jindal Steel and Power Limited 2 Adhunik Group of Industries 3 Tata Iron & Steel Co Limited 4 Electro Steel Casting Limited 5 MECON Limited 6 Central Coalfields Limited 7 Abhijeet Project Limited 8 ESSAR Steel Jharkhand Limited 9 JSW Steel Limited 10 HINDALCO Industries Limited 11 Hindustan Copper Limited 12 Usha Martin 13 Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries 14 Association of Chamber of Commerce and Industries WASH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Water life India Private Limited Green Sanitation Foundation India Green Services PRADAN BASIX- Indian Grameen Services Vikas Bharti Global Sanitation Fund Unicef, Jharkhand Representatives of Block Resource Centers PRI REPRESENTATIVES Mukhia & Jal Sahiya from Gram Panchayat Bero,Ranchi Mukhia & Jal Sahiya from Nihalu Kapadi gram panchayat,Ranchi Mukhia & Jal Sahiya from Manho gram panchayat, Lohardagga Mukhia & Jal Sahiya from Dohakatu gram panchayat,Ramgarh ACADEMIC BODIES AND MEDIA 28 29 30 31 32 33 Indian Institute Management Xavier Institute of Social Service Times of India Hindustan Hindustan,Times Dainik Jagran GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND AND DWSD OFFICIALS Additional Chief Secretary, DWSD Engineer-in-Chief, DWSD Chief Engineer, PMU, DWSD Chief Engineer, CDO Superintending Engineer, Ranchi (Rural) Other Senior officials of DWSD and SWSM

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27

34 35 36 37 38 39

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONSULTATIVE EXERCISE

1. OPENING SESSION
1.1 WELCOME SPEECH SPEAKER: CHIEF ENGINEER, PMU, SWSM

After presentation of bouquet to eminent guests on the dais,Shri Sameer Kumar Dawn, the Chief Engineer cum Executive Director, SPMU, Ranchi, welcomed the participants, acknowledging the work done by corporates in the water and sanitation sector under CSR. He apprised the participants about the work done by department he informed that Nirmal Bharat Yojana (NBA) has been active in most of the districts in the state. Under NBA toilets were constructed in some 29000 villages but a majority remains unused due to lack of awareness. Corporate intervention is required to render these sustainable. He informed that the department has taken considerable initiative in Rain Water Harvesting but the usual hindrance has been the problem of ground water recharging. The ground water level has been dismally low in most areas caused primarily by injudicious and relentless high power borings. The problem has been accentuated due to mindless deforestation too. He expressed his hope that constructive support from CSR can go a long way to help salvage the situation.
1.2 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE: SETTING THE AGENDA FOR ACTION SPEAKER: ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, DWSD

Shri Sudhir Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary, DWSD, Jharkhand, acknowledged the work of CSR in this sector. However he felt CSR involvement in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene has been few compared to the demand and may be termed as isolated pockets of prosperity. He took up following cases for reference. The affluence of the steel city, Jamshedpur, stands in stark difference with Patamda block in the same district not far from Jamshedpur, which has one of the lowest food security indices in the entire nation. Comparing Chandwa with Jamshedpur he said the way in which power plants Page 6 of 23

have sprung up in the region, Chandwa will soon become as good as Jamshedpur. However in terms of Human Development Indicators Chandwa is far behind to Jamshedpur. The national per capita income is around 55,000 rupees and that of Jharkhand is less though not spectacularly so. However, Chatra and Latehar register very low figures of 20,000 and 15,000 rupees respectively. This is indicative of a certain pattern. This has to be changed. The government and corporate bodies should unite and collaborate to produce better results.

The need of the hour is to do an impact study of mines and power sector by govt. and private bodies. He moved on to his PowerPoint presentation with the assurance that the twain shall meet again in a month.

In his presentation Mr. Prasad highlighted the plight of sanitation and hygiene situation of the state. Demonstrating the latest Census figures (Census of India, 2011) he showed the sorry figure of the state in terms of rural household having access to tap water. Jharkhand is only second to Bihar languishing at the bottom with only 3% of people having access to tap water. In terms of the percentage of rural household having latrine facility the state is standing at the bottom rung with a dismal 8%. 45% of rural household have toilets but only 8% use it. There is definitely an awareness issue where the corporate can do better.

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Fig1: State Wise Parcentage of Household having Tap Water connection (Census-2011) The novel experiment of Jhunhunu Rajasthan, a water scarce area where a thousand crore were spent to bring water from Himalayas some 700 km north to the district. He passionately demanded from the participants why water from the Ganges cant be brought to 20 km south to Godda suffering from similar ground water scarcity.

Fig2: State Wise Percentage of Rural Household having Latrine facilities (Census-2011)

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Being in lower side in Water and Sanitation directly affects the Community health and wellbeing parameters. Jharkhand has fared bad in HDI like poverty ratio, infant mortality, under mortality, underweight children, wasted children, stunted children, anemia and aneroxia, are inexorably linked to quality of water and sanitation.

Fig3: Comparative status of Human Development Indicators in the state compared to national average (Source: Food Security Index studay by UNFPA and Human Development Foundation) Changing this scenario is the challenge in front of the forum .The key issues in state related to the Water and Sanitation that demand immediate attention are the following:

Low demand and supply Low awareness in WASH Lack of supply chain management Lack of capacity building institutions at grassroots Poor O&M (operation and management) of Infrastructures

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1.3 READY MODELS OF WATER AND SANITATION SECTOR ACTIVITIES SPEAKER: ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION DEPARTMENT

Shri Shardendu Narayan, Engineer-in-chief, DWSD then, admitting that his predecessor at the pulpit has covered a wide spectrum of issues in discussing the whole gamut of water and sanitation, chose only to focus on a few issues. Rain Water Harvesting has great potential to combat water scarcity.Among organizations that have been successful in tapping the potential of Rain Water Harvesting he named Railways as a case worth mentioning since they have used large sheds to collect rainwater.

Apart from this he listed several ways of optimizing available water resources and modifying them for use. A few of them being:

Use of abandoned mines for water purification Ground water treatment in copper, iron, uranium, fluoride, arsenic affected areas Use water from Mines Dewatering Recycling of industrial water for car wash, gardening, fisheries and irrigation Typical toilet model in mining areas

Moreover, he spoke on the ground truths about the distribution of water resources in the state. He said 45% of the people in the state depend upon hand pumps for their water needs. 35% of people still use wells as the primary source for water. He concluded his address pointing to the fact that that an appropriate mix of hardware and software activity can address the issues at hand. He specifically urged corporates to Invest on social Engineers who may be instrumental to bring in community participation and social research.

Thereafter, the available prototypes and hardware solutions withindicative costs were showcased for the benefit of corporates houses and other participants.

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1.4 SCOPE AND PROSPECT OF ENGAGING CSR IN WASH SPEAKER: UNICEF REPRESENTATIVE

Mr. Job Zakaria, Head Operations, UNICEF, Jharkhand then addressed the participants highlighting how CSR is well suited to work in the water and sanitation area. Out of ten areas mentioned in the schedule 7 of the Act related with CSR, water and sanitation is one, he said. Corporate units are mandated to spend 2% of their profit on CSR activities. This translates to roughly 10,000 crore of CSR. Jharkhand alone accounts for 2000 crore of CSR. This is a huge sum, Mr. Zakaria asserted. Even as a lucrative investment Water and Sanitation area has an attractive Return on Investment (ROI). He made the following observation to highlight why investment must be done in this sector for humanitarian and social motives as well: Water and Hygiene is the cornerstone of development in any society Lack of infrastructure in this sector leads to a loss of 5% in the GDP of the country An alarming number of children die in India of diseases related to poor water and sanitation

He asked if we can ensure that all villages have toilets we would have done a signal service to the nation. NBA has the money we have just to cooperate with the mukhias to ensure this. Open Defecation Free (ODF) status is a must. School, Anganwadis, must have a toilet each. We must also ensure that children wash their hands before eating and after defecation. If we can do just this we can stop 8000 child deaths per year. He concluded his address on a positive note saying this convergence is a unique and welcome step and pledged full support from UNICEF in this mission. Taking queue from the above discussions, subsequently, functioning of Drinking Water and Sanitation department and available models and prototypes were showcased.

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SHOWCASING WASH PROTOTYPES

2.1 HARDWARE SOLUTIONS/PROTOTYPES IN WASH

S N 1 2

Name of the Work Deep Tube Well High Yielding Deep Tube well

Unit 1 No 1 No

Indicative Minimum Cost (Rs) 50000 150000

Single Village Water Supply Scheme

Per Capita

5000/- to 8000/-

Multi Village Water Supply Scheme

Per Capita

8000/- to 12000/-

5 6 7 8

Individual Household Toilet School Toilet -2 Sit Model AnganWari Toilet Solid Liquid Waste Management

Per Household with MGNREGS Per 30 Student 1 Unit Per Household

9000/- to10000/70000/8000/50000/-

9 10 11

Community Toilets Solar Powered PWS Mobile Water Treatment Plant

Per Unit Single Village With Vehicle, Water processing and packaging Zeep with generator standard assembly 1 Unit through new Bore

20000/- to 40000/800000/30,00000/-

12

Mobile Water Testing Laboratory

13,50000/-

13

Rain Water Harvesting/ Ground Water Recharge

100000/-

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2.2 SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS IN WASH

SL No 1 2

Particulars of the Work Workshop(Rs 350 x 30 participants) Review of Cluster coordinator/Block coordinator(15 Participants x Rs 20 ) BWSC/BRC/ CRC meetings(15 Participants x Rs 20 ) Development of Sanitary park Exhibition Awareness workshop for youth(40 Participants x Rs 125) Training and orientation of Stakeholders on communication(30 Participants x Rs 300 ) Wall writing(6'x 4') TOT for resource persons( For VWSC)(15 Participants x Rs 300) Training of Jalsahiyas on Communication(30 Participants x Rs 300 ) Essay /Quiz/Debate/Drawing competition Celebration of Events (Hand wash day, world water day, local festivals etc.06 nos in a year) Preparation of Audio visual Aids (One / As per requirement) Use of Audio Visual Aids ( for once in a week) Printing of IEC material (For 1 Panchayet)

Minimum Unit cost 10500 300

Minimum Unit No 4 12

3 4 5 6 7

300 750000 15000 5000 9000

6 1 2 1 1

8 9 10 11 12

300 4500 9000 2000 10000

2 1 2 2 10

13 14 15

4000 3500 5000

1 48 1 Set

N.B. List of Activities with indicative cost prepared by IEC section of SWSM for block and District level location

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CORPORATE SPEAK
3.1 ABHIJEET GROUP

Dr. Anal Sinha of the Abhijeet group along with Mr. Amrendra Kumar informed that their CSR activities are concentrated in two areas of Chandwa and Latehar apart from Ranchi. The Company has a 1740MW power plant commissioned in Chandwa and a 2.5 mT steel plant in Latehar coming up. The various CSR activities related to Water and Sanitation including but not limited to repair of hand pumps, construction and reparation of Wells, ponds etc. There is a second program as well which concerns with a community based water distribution system.
3.2 AADHUNIK GROUP

Mr. Neeraj Kumar, AGM CSR, Aadhunik group said their CSR activities are concentrated in and around Kandra. In Padampur panchayat in collaboration with DWSD the company has installed 400 hand pumps in as many households. This same village has 100% access to toilets and is a candidate for the Nirmal Gram Puruskar. The company has in addition, installed 15 ft high mast water pumps, deep well boring, submersible pumps and 232 pukka latrines in the households. He concluded his address saying that the real challenge is the 30,000 odd villages in Jharkhand where we must ensure access to tap water to rise in HDI.
3.3 CENTRAL COALFIELDS LIMITED

Shri R K Dasaundhi from CCL then gave a detailed account of CCLs CSR activities in the FY 2012-13 spending some 12 lakhs on installation of hand pumps, submersible pumps, Wells, deep borings etc. The PSU also has an awareness program in place to educate school children on sanitation and hygiene. Besides, they have a program called CCL ke Lal operative in many schools patronizing needy students and ensuring free boarding and coaching for

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competitive exams. Mr. Dasaundhi informed the participants that CCL will continue to take CSR seriously and has planned to spend 15 lakh rupees in the FY 2013-14.
3.4 ELECTRO STEEL

The representative from Electro Steel Mr. Kaushik Gupta spoke about their 2500 ton integrated steel plant in BokaroSteelCity and Iron ore project in Singhbhum. On CSR, he said, their focus areas are Health, Education, Water and Sanitation and Women Empowerment which fall under the Millenium Development Plan. In the Water and Sanitation sector they work on three levels viz. Institution, community and village level. At the institutional level they have deployed water filters at schools. At the community level, they provide water tankers on social occasions and religious gatherings. At village level they have installed hand pumps in their CSR villages in collaboration with the DWSD but since Panchayat elections they have experience a lack of coordination.

3.5 ESSAR

Mr. Vikas Yadvendu, representing the ESSAR group which has an 1800 MW power plant commissioned in Chandwa and a coal block in Chakla, informed the participants about the groups CSR activities in the peripheral villages in their catchment areas. They supply drinking water, have 20 hand pumps installed in 7 villages, and repair and maintain these same after receiving complain through the village committees. We are trying to train one person from each village in hand pump repairing to make them self reliant, Mr Yadvendu said. He concludes with an assurance that they are planning to take sanitation next, in a phased manner.

3.6

ASSOCHAM

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this noble cause. He stressed on the importance of teamwork in this mission to provide safe drinking water to the poor and implement best practices in sanitation. 40% of the hospital beds are occupied with patients suffering from water borne diseases. CSR professionals have the best brains. It is important to focus on the issues as per the ground situation in resective geographical areas. He felt that Funding should not be an issue. After sharing these viewpoints he concluded his address with a mention of the importance training women on sanitation and expressed his eagernesss to facilitate the initiative.
3.7 HINDALCO

G.K.Singh, Head CSR Hindalco, for a change sounded less upbeat about the success of their activities in this sector. He chose to reveal some bitter ground truths instead. Functionally, corporate have a different structure than what most people perceive, he said. The truth is most corporate are struggling in land acquisitions and CSR is not that effective in villages.CSR activities result from community demand rather than from arbitrariness, and water and sanitation is not on the priority list of the communities who prefer microfinance, rural infrastructure, and livelihood generation related investments from CSR portfolio. In this regard IEC activities assume paramount importance. About the companys CSR activities in this sector, he informed the present party that 20 villages in Sonahatu Block fall under their command area. Of these the company has concentrated on 13 villages where basic water infrastructure like bore wells and hand pumps are installed and being maintained. He claimed that most of these are functional. However to have any real impact on this glaring problem we all have to sit together and brainstorm to implement our plans related to capacity building, training and other areas. Hindalco is pledged to engage itself avidly in this social cause.

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3.8

HINDUSTAN COPPER

Mr. Kamlesh Soni , AGM CSR, Hindustan Copper, Ghatsila unit started with the information that his company has 5 mines, one smelter and one concentrator plant in the state. Though CSR is an apparently recent concept, Hindusthan Copper has been directly and indirectly associated with such activities since 1939. He then listed the various villages which fall under the catchment area of the company where CSR activities are in full sway. Hindusthan Copper first gets a need assessment survey done before implementing CSR activities, he told the participants. In the two blocks of Mussawani and Bahdurdih, the company has formed apolitical water user groups in addition to self help groups who collaborate with the mikhias and gram pradhans. These groups are registered under Co-operative Society Act.

Prototype wells have been dug in 15 villages and deep tube well and submersible pumps in 9 fitted with water taps accessible to all, he informed. He further added that hand pumps installation and repair is done by Hindustan Copper and he can confidently claim that more than 90% of the hand pumps are functional.

Another Water conservation strategy the company is focusing on is Rain Water Harvesting. The hilly train and a large catchment area make his CSR villages an ideal candidate for Rain Water Harvesting. The beneficiaries of this project are farmers who can utilize this water for irrigation as well. Apart from this ponds deepening and pump irrigation facilities are also being provided by the company.

With regard to sanitation the company believes in educating about personal hygiene and sanitation. Kendadih village, Mr. Soni proudly claimed, has 100% toilets and that the households are using it (not for storing grains). But old habits die hard and it will take

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some time to create complete awareness. One big step would be to target ladies for training on sanitation and person hygiene. With this remark, Mr. Soni ended his address.
3.10 JINDAL STEEL & POWER LIMITED

Mr. Bibhu Prasad Mohanty from JSPL said their CSR activities cover 65 villages in Patratu, Dumka and Godda. Drinking Water and Sanitation is their development fulcrum. We Start from Schools, they must have toilets; then comes awareness creation. JSPL conducts awareness programs in every 2 months in the schools. 52 households have been provided with latrines and more are in line. JSPL strive to make all theirvillages candidate for Nirmal Gram. Till date, 48 lakhs have been spent towards these activities Mr. Mohanty added. JSPL was disappointed with their overhead water tanks project which has been a failure and seek support of DWSD on this and in hand pump repairing. Under CSR they have barricaded wells, beautified ponds, and have also concentrated on Rain Water Harvesting.

For this last they have earmarked potential sites and are trying to engage young people from the villages as they are our vectors. JSPL hopes that this workshop has suddenly assumed greater importance for us to enhance collaboration and impact.
3.11 MECON

Mr. S.K.Bage of the CSR cell MECON succeeded Mr. Mohanty to the pulpit. He enumerated the various CSR activities related to water and sanitation in their command villages. He said they have 6 villages in LWE areas. In paancha village the company has installed 3 bore wells and a 6 inch boring irrigation pump. In the same village 3 toilet complexes, ten-seater each, have been constructed involving the services of Sulabh International. Work is underway on two more such complexes (10 seater,5 for males,5 for females) which will feature a common wash platform too.

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3.12

TATA IRON AND STEEL CO

Mr. S.L.Nandi, Tata Steel CSR too was very delighted with the departments initiative to bring industry stalwarts and government to a common platform. He said that the company is doing CSR in 130 villages in 12 blocks in Jamshedpur. Hand pumps, deep bore wells, structures fitted with syntax tanks etc. have been some of the installations done in these villages. 300 pumps have been installed and an equal number repaired along with installation of 100 deep bore wells. Additionally, 5 Rain Water Harvesting facilities have been constructed in Periya. The company is planning to pump peat water from its mines to villages as raw water which can be filtered and used as drinking water. The company has also collaborated with Water Life a pioneer organization in this sector. Main problem with making drinking water available to people in water scarce area is the lack of ground water, he observed. 50% of tube wells invariable get defunct in 1year and roof water recharge is not sustainable, he added.
3.13USHA MARTIN

Mr.Navin Kumar, representative of Usha Martingroup was the last in corporate session to address the participants. He too in his turn enumerated the several steps his company has taken under CSR. 350 villages fall under their command area out of which 138 villages have been covered through Water harvesting and utilization structures have been installed in these villages. Well repairing, Hand pump repairing and other maintenance work are also being done by the company. USHA Martin have also effectively taken initiative on GIS based Ground water management ,Community tap water program, Mobile water testing lab and solarized system to treat bacteria infected water and Awareness about sanitation propagated through Nukkad Natak in schools.

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PRESENTATION BY WASH SERVICE PROVIDERS

4.1 WATER LIFE INDIA

Mr. Sudesh Menon, Chief Executive Officer, Water life India gave a presentation on his companys competence in this sector. The company has till date done 3,500 installations of water purifiers and has directly impacted 3-4 crore people. They are presently supporting Operation & Meintenance of a number of schemes in Jharkhand. He too felt that local partnership is critical to succeed in this drive. He urged house to take up practical step and develop a transparent roadmap for effective collaboration sorting out legal issues.
4.2 GREEN SANITATION FOUNDATION

Mr. Manas Bhattacharya, Member, Green Sanitation Foundation apprised participants about Enbiolet, a bio digester based Toilet requiring lesser water developed by them that convert human waste into water. They have done piloting a number of places and looking forward to start a pilot shortly in Jharkhand.
4.3 INDIA GREEN SERVICES

In absence of representative from India Green Services, Mr. R S Dasaundhi shared information about integrated Solid liquid Waste management Project in villages and urged corporate to support the initiative.
4.4 PRADAN

PRADAN, a national NGO working in collaboration with DVC and DWSD Jharkhand shared process and issues in collaboration with Government and CSR to develop community based Rural Pipe Water Supply system in the state. Page 20 of 23

RESOLUTIONS
Subsequently in the concluding session the Additional Chief Secretary, Mr. Sudhir Prasad invited suggestions from corporate representatives, PRIs, and departmental participants, in order to formulate an action plan. Based on the discussion following resolutions were made.

5.1 A State Level task force shall be formed to take forward CSR-DWSD collaborative initiative in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector, consisting of nominees from registered participants, preferably from Ranchi so that the committee can frequently meet and interact. 5.2 The same task force or core committee shall be chaired by Chief Engineer cum Executive Director, SPMU and that Shri Kallol Saha, State Coordinator, shall be the convener of the State Level task Force. Next meeting of the Task force comprising of the CEOs of the corporates and select DWSD officials is proposed on 18 th June, Tuesday in presence of honorable advisor to the Governor. 5.3 A core committee on similar lines shall be formed at the district level through the respective DCs and DDcs with Executive Engineer as nodal of the division as the nodal officer. 5.4 All information related to the initiative will be updated on present website of SWSM i.e. daa.jharkhand.gov.in. A G-mail group will be created soon to facilitate two-way communication between the department and the corporate representatives. 5.5 CSR initiatives were requested to prepare a report on key water, sanitation and hygiene parameters as baseline for their project affected area based on recently published census report and share it with SWSM within 15 days. For data collation and support they may contact Deputy Director, Statistics.

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5.6 Corporate Groups will prepare a mitigation plan based on the baseline report mentioned in clause 7. CSR shall share their annual action plan (2013-14) in water and sanitation domain with State Water and sanitation Mission 5.7 Drinking Water and Sanitation Department shall not receive any fund from the CSRs under this initiative. Depending on the nature and quanta of work CSRs were requested to take help of VWSC, Block Resource Centers and technical partners supported by Drinking Water and Sanitation Department.Following options are available ; A. CSR can directly fund Village Water and Sanitation Committee for taking up work in Water and Sanitation Sector at village level. B. CSR can fund Block Resource Centers, NGOs engaged by Drinking Water and Sanitation Department for taking up Training and capacity building activities. C. For Technical support from WASH sector Service providers like Water life and Stone India CSRs to explore possibilities through FICCI. D. CSR shall take up work directly with dedicated team of professionals in project affected villages where department can extend technical help There being no agenda the consultative exercise came to an end with vote of thanks.

Figure in the back Cover (from Top Left): Representatives of Green Sanitation Foundation and Usha Martin Group interacting; representative of Water Life and BASIX-Indian Grameen Services discussing issues with Additional Chief Secretary, DWSD; Corporate representatives on the dais to facilitate Corporate Speak; PRI and VWSC representatives sharing their view on CSR initiatives

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