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Water for All - An educational booklet by Utthan

Water for AllThis document is an educational booklet on water management, published by Utthan, which works towards empowering women's groups to seek clean and adequate quality of water for all. 

The booklet provides background information on water as an important natural resource and the importance of protecting and maintaining the quality and quantity of this natural resource.

The details have been explained in a manner that is simple and understandable and include illustrations that are self explanatory and easy to follow.

The booklet is divided into the following sections:

  • The importance of water as a natural resource
  • Quantum of water on the earth
  • Water pollution
  • Reasons and sources of water pollution
  • Pollutants in the water
  • Water Sources
  • Water borne diseases
  • Water testing and its mechanism and importance
  • Drinking water quality and standards for assessing quality

This booklet has been produced as part of a larger initiative on "Capacity building to scale-up gender sensitive, people centered, safe drinking water and sanitation program in rural Gujarat", supported by Arghyam.

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Water For All (Booklet) - An initiative by Utthan (2009)4.66 MB

Location

Bhavnagar, GJ, India
Latitude: 21.770170, Longitude: 72.142921

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1. Water for All

Submitted by jhabvala on August 27, 2010 - 09:11.

On the "Water for All" document, which is a splendid document, I have the following comments:

  1. Chlorine is a terrible disinfectant from the human and ecological points of view. It should not be used at all, and much less be promoted as a safe disinfectant, which it is not, in spite of widespread abuse of chlorine because of the advantages of its compactness and price. I wish you would mention some of the disadvantages of chlorine use. otherwise, people may think it's actually safe for them and does not deteriorate the ozone layer, quite contrary to fact.
  2. On Page 5, the document alleges that Sand is an organic substance. I think not. You may want to substitute the word, "Sand" for "Sediment", and move "Sand" to the inorganic (Not Chemical) column. I am enclosing a pamphlet (in Spanish) that we use a lot in Mexico to educate the people regarding the dangers of waste water. You are free to use it, especially the two schemes for exposition purposes, if you would acknowledge that it comes from me. I also have a colouring book for wetlands which emphasizes the importance of wetlands to children, if you are interested. And of course, other materials on wetlands, the birds they attract, etc., mostly from my work in Mexico.

 Thank you once again.

Firdaus Jhabvala

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