QUESTION
Pure water supply during floods and other calamities : Need information on technology and methods

I would like to request all experts/NGOs/Industries to suggest how safe water can be supplied during the natural calamity like flood, where water is available but no provision for filtration, power supply may or may not be available, people are living in clusters say in the number of 200 to 1000. I am also interested to know about the innovative findings, low cost technology, and traditional practices to achieve safe water.

Kindly suggest what can be done at :

1. Individual level
2. Household level
3. Community levelĀ 
4. Government level

I would also like to collect the contact information for the respective technology, methods that are suggested so that can be put to use for the benefit of society.

Sibasis Panda
Chemist, Jawahar Water Works
PHED,Sunabeda,Orissa
sibasispanda@yahoo.co.in

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31 August 2008