Water Secure Initiative in Chandaka, Bhubaneswar

ACTIVITIES

• Prepare and update Village Prosperity and Resilience Plans (VPRPs) for water security, WASH, and livelihood improvement in all 10 villages.
• Build capacity of Village Development Committees (VDCs) on leadership, governance, natural resource management, WASH, and nutrition.
• Facilitate convergence meetings between communities, PRIs, and government departments for linking village needs with schemes and programmes.
• Strengthen women-led institutions and SHGs for socio-economic and community development.
• Create platforms for children and adolescents to promote participation, healthy practices, and confidence building.
• Organise Gram Panchayat-level workshops to improve access to social protection schemes for eligible households.
• Prepare village-level water security plans through collaboration with government departments and development partners.
• Construct community-managed piped water supply systems with household and public institution water access.
• Implement land and water development activities through source-shed treatment and agroforestry plantations.
• Construct and renovate water harvesting structures, ponds, and dug wells for community and ecological needs.
• Build capacity of PRI members and stakeholders on groundwater management, water conservation, and ethical water use.
• Establish community-managed water quality monitoring and testing systems using Field Test Kits (FTKs).
• Promote improved WASH and nutrition practices through community awareness and behaviour change sessions.
• Develop local youth cadres like Jala Bandhu and Poshan Mitra as community resource persons for water, WASH, and institution strengthening.