The document summarizes research conducted in three villages - Nanegaon, Nandgaon, and Kule - in the Kolwan Valley of India to analyze water situations. It presents tables with population sizes and primary water sources for each village. It also shows water quality test results, with all samples from Nanegaon and two of two from Nandgaon testing positive for fecal coliform, while the single sample from Kule did not. Preliminary analysis looked at topics like water collection and availability, water purity, disease prevalence, and government management.

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2. dedicated to helping marginalized people through
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4. What are the socio-political constraints to clean
water access?

5. Background Research
Survey of the Valley
Methods
Water Manager Interviews
Focus Groups
Water Quality Assessment

6. Kolwan Valley
Reasons for choosing these villages:
Available information for these villages will allow for a more in depth
analysis of the water situation in the valley.
Nandgaon, Nanegaon, and Kule

7. Size Primary Water
Village Population Wadis Taps/Handpumps/Wells
(Hectares) Source
Nanegaon 700 People, 350 Wells; 5 (including those living in Open well with dip buckets (no taps)
130 Water is never the main Gaon)
Households collected from - Lakhodi (7 Houses) - Bore well with hand pump
the river - Satputi (15 Houses) - Bore well with hand pump
- Shandri (10 Houses)
- Harijan Vasti (10
Scheduled Caste Houses)
Nandgaon 1,000 People, 450 Well near river; 5 (including those living in 8 double taps in Gaon/13 private
150 20,000 liter tank the main Gaon) connections
Households in town - Khanade (8 Houses) - One double tap
- Ganga (15 Houses) - One double tap
- Bernekar (8 Houses) - Open well
- Baudha (30 Scheduled - One double tap
Caste Houses)
Kule 1,800 People, 1500 Bore well near 7 (including those living in Open well
350 river; Pump to the main Gaon)
Households open well - Jangam (4 Houses) - Private handpump
- Marathi (30 Houses) - Open well
- Sathe (25 Houses) - Open well
- Yadav (30 Houses) - Pump water to tanks
- Varange (25 Houses) - Pump water to tanks
- Harijan (20 Scheduled - Use the same source as main Gaon
Caste Houses)

8. WHO Kule Nanegaon Nandgaon
Standards 3 samples 1 sample 2 samples
Presence of Yes, Yes,
None No
fecal coliform all 3 all 2
High = 40 mg/ High = 20 mg/
12 mg/L L, L,
Nitrate 30 mg/L
or less Low = 20 mg/ Low = 15 mg/
L L

9. Picture of fecal coliform culture in hand

10. Preliminary Analysis
Preliminary Analysis

11. Who?
From where?
Water Collection and Availability How long?
Shortages?

12. Health, Disease, & Awareness
Water purity
Prevalence of disease
Education/ water literacy

13. Government, Management, and Information
Dissemination, including current
infrastructure, impressions of responsibility,
and villager ownership

14. Dhanyawad, thank you.
Mahindra United World College of India
Nandita, Dr. Wilkinson, Sindhu, Anant, Usha, Anat, The Comm-d Team
Sadhana Village
Mr. Deshpande, Medhathai, Hasmukh
Gomukh Environmental Trust
Ashwin, Jalindar
Whitman College
Raechelle
and
the kind people of the Kolwan Valley
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15. Discussion?