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Maharashtra (MRM)

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Countries: India
Basins: Gogra River
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Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4)
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Drought Management
Progress to Date: NA Alleviate flooding
Services Needed: Other
Desired Partner: NGO / Civil Society
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2021  »  Ongoing
Project Website: www.cummins.com
Contextual Condition(s): Quality
Additional Benefits: Long-term partnership(s) created
Beneficiaries: Local communities / domestic users
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: pool
Project Source: CEO Water Mandate
Profile Completion: 90%

Project Overview

Maharashtra is situated in the central part of the country on the western coast. A mountain range passes through the state which creates rain shadow region of Maharashtra. In addition, inequitable and insufficient rains give rise to some of the most extreme droughts, observed usually in a cyclical pattern. The effect of droughts on the income, health and nutrition, and social status of communities is often devastating. Permanent and seasonal migration of men to cities has l…

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Maharashtra is situated in the central part of the country on the western coast. A mountain range passes through the state which creates rain shadow region of Maharashtra. In addition, inequitable and insufficient rains give rise to some of the most extreme droughts, observed usually in a cyclical pattern. The effect of droughts on the income, health and nutrition, and social status of communities is often devastating. Permanent and seasonal migration of men to cities has led to an increase in Ôwomen-onlyÕ households which in turn creates social ills. Scarcity of water has led to crop failures on many occasions and has put farmers into a debt cycle. In certain extreme conditions farmers have committed suicide. More than 60,000 farmers suicide have been recorded since 1995 in Maharashtra alone.
Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: Quality
Project Benefits: Long-term partnership(s) created
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Local communities / domestic users
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners)

Project Narrative

1. Ensure effective governance of water conservation, distribution and usage through active institutional arrangements and locally evolved regulatory measures 1.1 Promote participatory assessment of current water availability, functionality of sources, water use pattern. Assessing water availability and water budgeting. 1.2 Work with GPs and Village Water and Sanitation Committees to prepare Drinking Water Security Plans, taking into account source sustainability, water quality (both bacteriological and chemical), operations and maintenance (O&M) issues, and provisions for replacement and expansion. 1.3 Build rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge structures and restore additional drinking water sources such as dug-wells, to enhance water availability. 1.4 Promote water quality monitoring and mitigation measures; contamination prevention measures at the source, system and household level monitoring using field testing kits as well as district or sub-divisional water quality laboratory testing. 2. Demonstrate community-led liquid waste management (grey and black water) systems 2.1 Demonstrate household based treatment, community-based collection and disposal systems 2.2 Involve community-based groups (for example, youth clubs, self-help groups (SHGs), mahila mandals) in waste management operations; 2.3 Scale up demonstration models with the help of government department 3. Address water quality issue with participation from community, local institutions and government departments 3.1 Engage community members and local institutions in water quality monitoring by building their capacities on water quality treatment

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Cummins is an American Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, filtration, and power generation products. Learn More

The Water Resilience Coalition, founded in 2020, is an industry-driven, CEO-led coalition of the UN Global Compact's CEO Water Mandate that aims to elevate global water stress to the top of the corporate agenda and preserve the world's freshwater resources … Learn More

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