Assessing Impacts of Drinking Water Supply through Hand Pumps in The Dangs, Gujarat

Assessed the social, economic, health and environmental impacts of hand-pump drinking water supply in five water-scarce villages of the Dangs, Gujarat.

Period2013

WAPCOS Limited, in collaboration with Dhruva BAIF and AKRSP (I), supported the installation of hand pumps for drinking water supply in five water-scarce villages of the Dangs district in Gujarat. People in Centre assessed the impact of this intervention on the families using these hand pumps, examining its social, economic, health and environmental effects. The report is available on request.