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Report on
Water Budgeting Campaign
Government of Gujarat
Gharna Pani Nu BudgetHousehold Water Budgeting by Children
Gandhinagar, April, 2018
Water and SanitationManagement Organisation
REPORT STRUCTURE
Message from the Chairman, WASMO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Message from the CEO, WASMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1. Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2. Crux of the Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3. Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1. Overarching Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. Campaign Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.1. Stages/ Campaign Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2. Detailed Action Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.3. Time Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.4. Institutional Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3. Implementation of the Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.1. Preparation of Dissemination Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.2. Activities Carried Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4. Success Story - Embracing Water Saving Ideas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5. Conclusion and Way Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6. Annexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2. Water Budgeting Form distributed among schools (Gujarati) . . . . . . . . . . 21
3. Water Budgeting Form distributed among schools (English translation) . . . 23
4. District Wise Number of Schools, Teachers and Students that attended
BISAG Telecasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5. District wise number of schools involved in the Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6. Key Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
REPORT STRUCTURE
Message from the Chairman, WASMO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Message from the CEO, WASMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1. Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2. Crux of the Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3. Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1. Overarching Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. Campaign Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.1. Stages/ Campaign Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2. Detailed Action Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.3. Time Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.4. Institutional Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3. Implementation of the Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.1. Preparation of Dissemination Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.2. Activities Carried Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4. Success Story - Embracing Water Saving Ideas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5. Conclusion and Way Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6. Annexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2. Water Budgeting Form distributed among schools (Gujarati) . . . . . . . . . . 21
3. Water Budgeting Form distributed among schools (English translation) . . . 23
4. District Wise Number of Schools, Teachers and Students that attended
BISAG Telecasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5. District wise number of schools involved in the Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6. Key Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Availability of safe drinking is becoming more challenging due to
increase in population and deterioration in environmental
conditions. If appropriate water management techniques are not
applied, then the availability of water for different purposes, more
significantly, the domestic demand will be threatened in the
coming days. It will also pose serious challenges for sustainable
development and ecological balance on the planet.
The management of water need multi-facet approach, most
important being behavioral changes among the users with focus
on reduction in water use and water conservation. Children are
future inhabitants of this planet and thus, it is important that we
leave a better environment for them. They can play a vital role
not only in inculcating a better water management behavior
amongst them, but also can be a harbinger of change in the
society by forcing the families to change water use behavior.
Keeping the above objectives in mind, a campaign viz. “Ghar Na
Pani Nu Budget” was launched in the State during October-
November, 2017. The purpose of the campaign was to inculcate
the water use awareness among the children by making water
budget for different purposes. The campaign also underlined the
use of water for different purposes in the house, thereby
highlighting the areas where water use can be reduced. The
campaign covered more than 16 lakh students studying in upper
primary standards in the State. The students prepared water
budgets of their home, prepared strategy to reduce consumption
and presented the same in the school.
I am delighted to inform that the campaign enlightened the
students, teachers and their families in a significant way. All the
students and teachers participated in the campaign with
enthusiasm and came out with innovative ideas and solutions for
water use reduction and conservation. I hope, these efforts will
ensure a new era of behavior changes in the society and lead to
better water management and sustainable development.
J. P. Gupta, IAS
Chairman,
WASMO
MESSAGE
Availability of safe drinking is becoming more challenging due to
increase in population and deterioration in environmental
conditions. If appropriate water management techniques are not
applied, then the availability of water for different purposes, more
significantly, the domestic demand will be threatened in the
coming days. It will also pose serious challenges for sustainable
development and ecological balance on the planet.
The management of water need multi-facet approach, most
important being behavioral changes among the users with focus
on reduction in water use and water conservation. Children are
future inhabitants of this planet and thus, it is important that we
leave a better environment for them. They can play a vital role
not only in inculcating a better water management behavior
amongst them, but also can be a harbinger of change in the
society by forcing the families to change water use behavior.
Keeping the above objectives in mind, a campaign viz. “Ghar Na
Pani Nu Budget” was launched in the State during October-
November, 2017. The purpose of the campaign was to inculcate
the water use awareness among the children by making water
budget for different purposes. The campaign also underlined the
use of water for different purposes in the house, thereby
highlighting the areas where water use can be reduced. The
campaign covered more than 16 lakh students studying in upper
primary standards in the State. The students prepared water
budgets of their home, prepared strategy to reduce consumption
and presented the same in the school.
I am delighted to inform that the campaign enlightened the
students, teachers and their families in a significant way. All the
students and teachers participated in the campaign with
enthusiasm and came out with innovative ideas and solutions for
water use reduction and conservation. I hope, these efforts will
ensure a new era of behavior changes in the society and lead to
better water management and sustainable development.
J. P. Gupta, IAS
Chairman,
WASMO
MESSAGE
Water and Sanitation Management Organization (WASMO) under the
aegis of the Water Supply Department, Government of Gujarat has
relentlessly worked over the years to provide safe drinking water at
the door-steps of the water starved rural community. WASMO
through the tenets of community and social mobilization, bottom-up
approach, extensive IEC activities and participatory resources
management, has been successful in establishing 16,285 in-village
water supply schemes that are operated and managed by the locals.
Besides endeavouring to achieve 100% target of establishing in-
village water supply schemes, WASMO is also working towards the
aspect of sustainability. Concepts like water harvesting,
conservation and water security are being addressed through various
projects and schemes. As one of the steps in this direction, the
Water Budgeting Campaign involving school children was initiated.
The campaign “Gharna Pani Nu Budget” has inter-woven different
facets (like: engaging children; facilitating best performers, etc.) to
bring positive behavioural change. Communication tools like live
telecasts, dissemination of printed material, showcasing of short film
and such others were employed for effective state-wide reach of the
campaign.
Through the campaign we have been able to identify several ‘Water
Ambassadors’ across the state. Students (village/district level) that
had an outstanding performance in doing the household water
budgeting assignment have been selected as water ambassadors.
We plan to further work with these ambassadors and train them to
become the key change agents for the water sector.
This campaign was implemented through technical support from
UNICEF, Gujarat office and convergence with the Education
Department, Health and Family Welfare Department and BISAG. I
take this opportunity to extend gratitude towards these collaborators
for providing support. I also congratulate the entire team for
efficiently conducting the campaign.
A. M. Mankad, IASChief Executive Officer
WASMO
MESSAGE
Water and Sanitation Management Organization (WASMO) under the
aegis of the Water Supply Department, Government of Gujarat has
relentlessly worked over the years to provide safe drinking water at
the door-steps of the water starved rural community. WASMO
through the tenets of community and social mobilization, bottom-up
approach, extensive IEC activities and participatory resources
management, has been successful in establishing 16,285 in-village
water supply schemes that are operated and managed by the locals.
Besides endeavouring to achieve 100% target of establishing in-
village water supply schemes, WASMO is also working towards the
aspect of sustainability. Concepts like water harvesting,
conservation and water security are being addressed through various
projects and schemes. As one of the steps in this direction, the
Water Budgeting Campaign involving school children was initiated.
The campaign “Gharna Pani Nu Budget” has inter-woven different
facets (like: engaging children; facilitating best performers, etc.) to
bring positive behavioural change. Communication tools like live
telecasts, dissemination of printed material, showcasing of short film
and such others were employed for effective state-wide reach of the
campaign.
Through the campaign we have been able to identify several ‘Water
Ambassadors’ across the state. Students (village/district level) that
had an outstanding performance in doing the household water
budgeting assignment have been selected as water ambassadors.
We plan to further work with these ambassadors and train them to
become the key change agents for the water sector.
This campaign was implemented through technical support from
UNICEF, Gujarat office and convergence with the Education
Department, Health and Family Welfare Department and BISAG. I
take this opportunity to extend gratitude towards these collaborators
for providing support. I also congratulate the entire team for
efficiently conducting the campaign.
A. M. Mankad, IASChief Executive Officer
WASMO
MESSAGE
BISAG Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics
D&C Documentation and Communication (Unit)
DPO District Project Officer (of the Education Department)
DWSU District Water and Sanitation Unit
GoG Government of Gujarat
GoI Government of India
GWSSB Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board
HH Household
IEC Information, Education and Communication
MCQ Multiple Choice Questions
SSA Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
UN United Nations
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
WASMO Water and Sanitation Management Organisation
WB Water Budget
WHO World Health Organisation
WSD Water Supply Department (in this document WSD of Government of Gujarat)
ABBREVIATIONS
REPORT ON WATER BUDGETING CAMPAING 5
Introduction
1.1 ContextThe status quo of fresh water availability at
national and state level is not appeasing
and the projections for future water
security appear bleaker. The average per
capita water availability in India in 2011
was 1545 m3 (Press Information Bureau,
GoI, MoWR, 2015); this brings India under
the category of ‘water stressed’ countries
(since, water per capita is < 1700m3).
And it is projected that in 2025 and 2050
the per capita water availability will further
reduce to 1341 and 1140 m3 respectively
(Press Information Bureau, GoI, MoWR ,
2017). The state of Gujarat is a semi-arid
region and is even more water stressed. In
2011, the per capita water availability in
Gujarat was 830 m3 and is expected to be
as low as 601 m3 by 2025 (Gujarat
Ecological Commission, Gujarat Envis,
2012).
It is crucial to understand that the current
trends of water consumption are
unsustainable in nature and are a precursor
of a disastrous future; a future, where
most of the people will fall under the
category of ‘water have nots’. To bring
equity and to ensure that all the people
come under the category of ‘water haves’,
it becomes imperative that appropriate
steps for water harvesting, water
conservation, and water security are
undeniably implemented at all levels
immediately. The fact is, unlike other
natural resources, water is a renewable
resource. With good management, it can
be used and reused numerous times. If
properly managed there is enough water on
the planet not only for today’s needs but
also for the estimated 9.3 billion people by
2050 (Dutt & Manocha, 2016).
In this regard, the Department of Drinking
Water & Sanitation under the Ministry of
Rural Development (now functioning as an
independent ministry, the Ministry of
Drinking Water & Sanitation, GoI)
developed a Strategic Plan 2011-2022 to
be adopted by States to achieve drinking
water security. The Strategic Plan directs
the States to include a water budget with
community monitoring of water tables to
balance demand (especially irrigation and
industrial demand) with available water as
well as local measures for rainwater
harvesting and groundwater recharge (GoI,
2011). Taking this plan ahead the Water
Supply Department (WSD), Government of
Gujarat planned to inculcate the concept of
water budgeting among the community
members.
The Drinking Water Advocacy &
Communication Strategy introduced by
MDWS in year 2013 identified children as
one of the primary stakeholders in bringing
awareness and social behavioral change
among community towards water usage
and its wastage (MWDS, GoI, 2013). And
the Guideline launched by MoHRD under
“Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidhalaya” in the
year 2014 clearly states awareness among
students should be generated regarding
adequacy of water demand and supply at
school (MoHRD, GoI, 2014). Considering
this, the WSD decided to involve children
as the fulcrum (key change agents) for this
agenda.
Thus, The Water Supply Department in
collaboration with the Education
Department and Health & Family Welfare
Department developed and implemented a
campaign titled “Gharna Pani Nu Budget”
BISAG Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics
D&C Documentation and Communication (Unit)
DPO District Project Officer (of the Education Department)
DWSU District Water and Sanitation Unit
GoG Government of Gujarat
GoI Government of India
GWSSB Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board
HH Household
IEC Information, Education and Communication
MCQ Multiple Choice Questions
SSA Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
UN United Nations
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
WASMO Water and Sanitation Management Organisation
WB Water Budget
WHO World Health Organisation
WSD Water Supply Department (in this document WSD of Government of Gujarat)
ABBREVIATIONS
REPORT ON WATER BUDGETING CAMPAING 5
Introduction
1.1 ContextThe status quo of fresh water availability at
national and state level is not appeasing
and the projections for future water
security appear bleaker. The average per
capita water availability in India in 2011
was 1545 m3 (Press Information Bureau,
GoI, MoWR, 2015); this brings India under
the category of ‘water stressed’ countries
(since, water per capita is < 1700m3).
And it is projected that in 2025 and 2050
the per capita water availability will further
reduce to 1341 and 1140 m3 respectively
(Press Information Bureau, GoI, MoWR ,
2017). The state of Gujarat is a semi-arid
region and is even more water stressed. In
2011, the per capita water availability in
Gujarat was 830 m3 and is expected to be
as low as 601 m3 by 2025 (Gujarat
Ecological Commission, Gujarat Envis,
2012).
It is crucial to understand that the current
trends of water consumption are
unsustainable in nature and are a precursor
of a disastrous future; a future, where
most of the people will fall under the
category of ‘water have nots’. To bring
equity and to ensure that all the people
come under the category of ‘water haves’,
it becomes imperative that appropriate
steps for water harvesting, water
conservation, and water security are
undeniably implemented at all levels
immediately. The fact is, unlike other
natural resources, water is a renewable
resource. With good management, it can
be used and reused numerous times. If
properly managed there is enough water on
the planet not only for today’s needs but
also for the estimated 9.3 billion people by
2050 (Dutt & Manocha, 2016).
In this regard, the Department of Drinking
Water & Sanitation under the Ministry of
Rural Development (now functioning as an
independent ministry, the Ministry of
Drinking Water & Sanitation, GoI)
developed a Strategic Plan 2011-2022 to
be adopted by States to achieve drinking
water security. The Strategic Plan directs
the States to include a water budget with
community monitoring of water tables to
balance demand (especially irrigation and
industrial demand) with available water as
well as local measures for rainwater
harvesting and groundwater recharge (GoI,
2011). Taking this plan ahead the Water
Supply Department (WSD), Government of
Gujarat planned to inculcate the concept of
water budgeting among the community
members.
The Drinking Water Advocacy &
Communication Strategy introduced by
MDWS in year 2013 identified children as
one of the primary stakeholders in bringing
awareness and social behavioral change
among community towards water usage
and its wastage (MWDS, GoI, 2013). And
the Guideline launched by MoHRD under
“Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidhalaya” in the
year 2014 clearly states awareness among
students should be generated regarding
adequacy of water demand and supply at
school (MoHRD, GoI, 2014). Considering
this, the WSD decided to involve children
as the fulcrum (key change agents) for this
agenda.
Thus, The Water Supply Department in
collaboration with the Education
Department and Health & Family Welfare
Department developed and implemented a
campaign titled “Gharna Pani Nu Budget”
wherein the students have performed
household water budgeting exercise.
1.2 Crux of the CampaignThis campaign “Gharna Pani Nu Budget”
intended to introduce children as “change
agents” in rural community towards
generating awareness regarding water
usage and reducing its wastage at
household level. Therefore, the campaign
was built to engage school children to
carry out water budgeting exercise of
domestic water consumption of their
respective households. Students of
government schools of Class VI (6th) to
VIII (8th) under Primary Education Division
were involved.
The students were sensitized and given
information to estimate the water budget
of their households through involvement of
teachers and District Water and Sanitation
Unit (DWSU). The campaign was
scheduled to disseminate information in
September 2017 and the students were
directed to do the assignment work during
their Diwali break (2017). The detailed
timeline of the campaign is in the next
chapter. On children’s Day, best
project/assignment were selected and the
winning students were nominated as the
“Water Ambassadors” of their respective
villages.
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1.3 ObjectivesThe campaign "Gharna Pani Nu Budget"
was envisaged with the following
objectives:
• To bring consciousness among
students regarding water usage at
household level.
• To create ownership of household
water management
• To promote children’s participation as
ambassadors for household water
management.
• To reduce water wastage
1.4 Overarching GoalsThe following aspects have been addressed
through this campaign.
WaterBudgetingCampaign
Capacity Building ofTomorrow's
Architects (Children)
Hands-On(Activity Based)Learning for a
lastingimpression
EnhancingAwareness Levelamongst children,
teachers andparents
Identification ofChange Makers
wherein the students have performed
household water budgeting exercise.
1.2 Crux of the CampaignThis campaign “Gharna Pani Nu Budget”
intended to introduce children as “change
agents” in rural community towards
generating awareness regarding water
usage and reducing its wastage at
household level. Therefore, the campaign
was built to engage school children to
carry out water budgeting exercise of
domestic water consumption of their
respective households. Students of
government schools of Class VI (6th) to
VIII (8th) under Primary Education Division
were involved.
The students were sensitized and given
information to estimate the water budget
of their households through involvement of
teachers and District Water and Sanitation
Unit (DWSU). The campaign was
scheduled to disseminate information in
September 2017 and the students were
directed to do the assignment work during
their Diwali break (2017). The detailed
timeline of the campaign is in the next
chapter. On children’s Day, best
project/assignment were selected and the
winning students were nominated as the
“Water Ambassadors” of their respective
villages.
REPORT ON WATER BUDGETING CAMPAING 7REPORT ON WATER BUDGETING CAMPAING6
1.3 ObjectivesThe campaign "Gharna Pani Nu Budget"
was envisaged with the following
objectives:
• To bring consciousness among
students regarding water usage at
household level.
• To create ownership of household
water management
• To promote children’s participation as
ambassadors for household water
management.
• To reduce water wastage
1.4 Overarching GoalsThe following aspects have been addressed
through this campaign.
WaterBudgetingCampaign
Capacity Building ofTomorrow's
Architects (Children)
Hands-On(Activity Based)Learning for a
lastingimpression
EnhancingAwareness Levelamongst children,
teachers andparents
Identification ofChange Makers
2.1 Stages/ Campaign Structure
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Campaign Framework
Resource Pool
• Formation of Core Team at Department level
• Collaboration with relevant departments
• Facilitate the training/orientation of the Master Trainers
Orientation
Assignment
Evaluation
Report
• Development, Printing and Distribution of dissemination material
• Orient students and teachers on WB through live talks via BISAG
• Distribution of Forms.
• Project/Assignment Preparation and Submission by Students
• Evalution at school as well as district level
• Fecilitating best/inspiriring students as Water Ambassadors at different levels.
• Prepare a detailed report of the campaign.
2.1 Detailed Action Plan of the CampaignThe Water Supply Department,
Government of Gujarat adopted the
following approach to conduce and
implement “Gharna Pani Nu Budget”
campaign:
• Water Supply Department (WSD)
collaborated with:
o Education Department (Primary
Education Division) to ensure
better reach to all the targeted
schools (government schools) and
to involve District Project Officers
for coordination with schools
especially for live telecasts.
o Health and Family Welfare
Department (Malaria Division) to
generate awareness and develop
capacity of teachers and students
regarding vector borne diseases
like malaria.
• Target audience (teachers and
students) was sensitized and oriented
the about the campaign and different
aspects of water trough live telecasts
and printed material.
• Live telecasts of panel discussions and
expert talks/addresses were conducted
through BISAG. These live programmes
were telecasted on Vande-Gujarat
Channel.
• Print material in form of a module was
developed in Gujarati for children to
understand the concept of water
budgeting and related aspects. This
module was printed and distributed in
22,000 schools across rural areas of
the state.
• An easily comprehensible form was
developed that was to be filled by the
students to estimate the water budget
of their households.
• Students of Class VI (6th) and VIII
(8th) of rural schools were targeted.
o Total targeted Schools: 22,277
Schools in 33 districts under
Primary Education Division
o Total targeted Students: Approx.
16 lakh
• Post completion of the assignment, the
school teachers assessed the work.
Best assignment was selected at
school level. Student with best
assignments were felicitated as Water
Ambassador of the school on 14th
November, 2017 (Children’s Day) and
a copy of their assignment was sent to
the district WASMO office. Out of
these, the District WASMO teams
along with the respective DPOs
selected as the inspiring Water
Ambassadors of district level.
• Selected students were felicitated as
‘Inspiring Water Ambassadors’ during
World Water Day celebrations (either
at state or district level celebrations).
2.1 Stages/ Campaign Structure
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Campaign Framework
Resource Pool
• Formation of Core Team at Department level
• Collaboration with relevant departments
• Facilitate the training/orientation of the Master Trainers
Orientation
Assignment
Evaluation
Report
• Development, Printing and Distribution of dissemination material
• Orient students and teachers on WB through live talks via BISAG
• Distribution of Forms.
• Project/Assignment Preparation and Submission by Students
• Evalution at school as well as district level
• Fecilitating best/inspiriring students as Water Ambassadors at different levels.
• Prepare a detailed report of the campaign.
2.1 Detailed Action Plan of the CampaignThe Water Supply Department,
Government of Gujarat adopted the
following approach to conduce and
implement “Gharna Pani Nu Budget”
campaign:
• Water Supply Department (WSD)
collaborated with:
o Education Department (Primary
Education Division) to ensure
better reach to all the targeted
schools (government schools) and
to involve District Project Officers
for coordination with schools
especially for live telecasts.
o Health and Family Welfare
Department (Malaria Division) to
generate awareness and develop
capacity of teachers and students
regarding vector borne diseases
like malaria.
• Target audience (teachers and
students) was sensitized and oriented
the about the campaign and different
aspects of water trough live telecasts
and printed material.
• Live telecasts of panel discussions and
expert talks/addresses were conducted
through BISAG. These live programmes
were telecasted on Vande-Gujarat
Channel.
• Print material in form of a module was
developed in Gujarati for children to
understand the concept of water
budgeting and related aspects. This
module was printed and distributed in
22,000 schools across rural areas of
the state.
• An easily comprehensible form was
developed that was to be filled by the
students to estimate the water budget
of their households.
• Students of Class VI (6th) and VIII
(8th) of rural schools were targeted.
o Total targeted Schools: 22,277
Schools in 33 districts under
Primary Education Division
o Total targeted Students: Approx.
16 lakh
• Post completion of the assignment, the
school teachers assessed the work.
Best assignment was selected at
school level. Student with best
assignments were felicitated as Water
Ambassador of the school on 14th
November, 2017 (Children’s Day) and
a copy of their assignment was sent to
the district WASMO office. Out of
these, the District WASMO teams
along with the respective DPOs
selected as the inspiring Water
Ambassadors of district level.
• Selected students were felicitated as
‘Inspiring Water Ambassadors’ during
World Water Day celebrations (either
at state or district level celebrations).
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2.4 Institutional Arrangement
Sr.
No.Institute Responsibilities
1.Water Supply Department
• Nodal department:
o Ensured coordination among various stakeholder departments for implementation.
o Formulated guideline for implementation.
2. WASMO
• Implementing agency
• Developed framework for implementation, monitoring & assessment.
• Carried out capacity building of outreach workers and peer educators through training, orientation, and learning materials.
• Facilitated Pani Samiti member’s involvement for monitoring the training programme
• Developed summarized report of the campaign
3Department of Primary Education
• Coordinated with schools for Campaign implementation
• Supported WASMO in conducting WB exercise at schools
• Provided time-slot for BISAG live telecast
• Trained the teachers’ on the concept of WB
• Conducted awareness classes for students from 6th to 8th on module
• Provided resource persons for panel discussions (live telecasts)
4Health Department
• Provided time-slots for BISAG live telecast
• Provided support by involving Asha Workers for Monitoring the training
• Provided content on Malaria and water borne diseases for WB Module (print material)
• Provided resource persons for panel discussions (live telecasts)
5 UNICEF • Provided technical support for Campaign designing and implementation
3.1 Preparation of Dissemination DocumentsA children oriented module on Water
Budgeting was prepared and designed by
WASMO that acted as an orientation
material/guideline for the students. The
module is divided in two chapters. The first
illustrates water cycle which is followed by
an MCQ activity for the students. The
second chapter gives information on water
budgeting. The second chapter
incorporates topics like: types of water
budgets; information on water supply
(home); types of water storage; difference
between safe and unsafe water; various
uses of water at domestic level; process of
water budgeting; equation to calculate
capacity of household water tanks; step by
Implementation of the Campaign
step guide to estimate household water
budget. The Module also includes
information on sanitation, health and
hygiene. An annexure containing the
format/form for water budgeting was also
included.
Moreover, the Module describes the roles
and responsibilities of teachers, students
and parents. The teachers were requested
to work in coordination with the Education
Department officials and WASMO core
team for project implementation. After the
live training sessions the teachers were to
guide students to prepare the household
water budgets. Students were required
have to assess/ calculate water usages at
household, like in drinking, washing,
cooking, bathing, cattle, etc.
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2.4 Institutional Arrangement
Sr.
No.Institute Responsibilities
1.Water Supply Department
• Nodal department:
o Ensured coordination among various stakeholder departments for implementation.
o Formulated guideline for implementation.
2. WASMO
• Implementing agency
• Developed framework for implementation, monitoring & assessment.
• Carried out capacity building of outreach workers and peer educators through training, orientation, and learning materials.
• Facilitated Pani Samiti member’s involvement for monitoring the training programme
• Developed summarized report of the campaign
3Department of Primary Education
• Coordinated with schools for Campaign implementation
• Supported WASMO in conducting WB exercise at schools
• Provided time-slot for BISAG live telecast
• Trained the teachers’ on the concept of WB
• Conducted awareness classes for students from 6th to 8th on module
• Provided resource persons for panel discussions (live telecasts)
4Health Department
• Provided time-slots for BISAG live telecast
• Provided support by involving Asha Workers for Monitoring the training
• Provided content on Malaria and water borne diseases for WB Module (print material)
• Provided resource persons for panel discussions (live telecasts)
5 UNICEF • Provided technical support for Campaign designing and implementation
3.1 Preparation of Dissemination DocumentsA children oriented module on Water
Budgeting was prepared and designed by
WASMO that acted as an orientation
material/guideline for the students. The
module is divided in two chapters. The first
illustrates water cycle which is followed by
an MCQ activity for the students. The
second chapter gives information on water
budgeting. The second chapter
incorporates topics like: types of water
budgets; information on water supply
(home); types of water storage; difference
between safe and unsafe water; various
uses of water at domestic level; process of
water budgeting; equation to calculate
capacity of household water tanks; step by
Implementation of the Campaign
step guide to estimate household water
budget. The Module also includes
information on sanitation, health and
hygiene. An annexure containing the
format/form for water budgeting was also
included.
Moreover, the Module describes the roles
and responsibilities of teachers, students
and parents. The teachers were requested
to work in coordination with the Education
Department officials and WASMO core
team for project implementation. After the
live training sessions the teachers were to
guide students to prepare the household
water budgets. Students were required
have to assess/ calculate water usages at
household, like in drinking, washing,
cooking, bathing, cattle, etc.
3.2 Activities Carried Out
The following steps were carried out to
implement the campaign:
1. A Module on Water Budgeting for
dissemination has been developed,
designed and distributed amongst
22,000 plus schools across the State.
2. Water budgeting estimation exercise
was conducted in a school with the
help of trainers of Water Supply
Department: Mr. Sanjay Tank, District
Coordinator; and Mr. Vatsyang Dangar,
District Co-ordinator. This process was
video documented and the footage
was converted in form of a short
film/programme.
2. Three live telecasts to orient the
students and teachers were conducted
via Vande Gujarat Channel through
BISAG. These were telecasted on
Vande Gujarat. The details of these
telecasts is as follows:
2.1. The first live telecast was held on
September 21, 2017. During this
session Mr. B. O. Pandit,
Geologist, GWSSB and Mr.
Sanjay Tank, District
Coordinator, WASMO delivered
informative talks on significance
of water conservation, rationale
of the campaign, water
budgeting module and the
campaign process.
2.2. The second session was
addressed by Mr. R.R. Patel,
Joint Director, Primary Education
Department; Mr. B. O. Pandit,
GWSSB and Mr. Sanjay Tank,
WASMO. This session was
designed to hold two-way
communications and in the
second half of this telecast, the
audiences were encouraged to
ask questions and seek
clarifications through telephonic
calls. People from several
districts/villages had put forward
their questions and these were
addressed by the experts. This
telecast was held on September
26, 2017.
2.3. The last session was on October
4, 2017. The short film prepared
on water budgeting was
showcased in the first half of this
session. Later, Mr. B. O. Pandit
revised the key points for the
audiences and answered the
questions/doubts of the
audience.
When these live sessions were being
telecasted, the DWSU teams visited
schools. The CEO, WASMO and the
Project Director, WASMO also visited a
school in Jakhora village of
Gandhinagar district during the second
live session and held further discussion
with the students.
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3. School children were given the water
budgeting assignment/forms before
Diwali break to carry out the exercise
during the vacation.
4. When the schools re-opened after the
Diwali Break, the school teachers were
asked (through Education Department)
to evaluate the water budgeting
assignments and select the best
project work at the school level.
5. Children’s Day i.e. November 14, 2017
was selected as the day for
presentation of best project work at
school level. Schools held the
presentation of the best water
budgeting exercise as a part of their
Children’s Day Programme and
declared the water ambassador of their
schools. Schools gave appreciation
letter/certificate to the selected water
ambassadors. WASMO district teams
attended some presentation in their
respective districts and felicitated the
students who were selected as water
ambassadors of their schools.
3.2 Activities Carried Out
The following steps were carried out to
implement the campaign:
1. A Module on Water Budgeting for
dissemination has been developed,
designed and distributed amongst
22,000 plus schools across the State.
2. Water budgeting estimation exercise
was conducted in a school with the
help of trainers of Water Supply
Department: Mr. Sanjay Tank, District
Coordinator; and Mr. Vatsyang Dangar,
District Co-ordinator. This process was
video documented and the footage
was converted in form of a short
film/programme.
2. Three live telecasts to orient the
students and teachers were conducted
via Vande Gujarat Channel through
BISAG. These were telecasted on
Vande Gujarat. The details of these
telecasts is as follows:
2.1. The first live telecast was held on
September 21, 2017. During this
session Mr. B. O. Pandit,
Geologist, GWSSB and Mr.
Sanjay Tank, District
Coordinator, WASMO delivered
informative talks on significance
of water conservation, rationale
of the campaign, water
budgeting module and the
campaign process.
2.2. The second session was
addressed by Mr. R.R. Patel,
Joint Director, Primary Education
Department; Mr. B. O. Pandit,
GWSSB and Mr. Sanjay Tank,
WASMO. This session was
designed to hold two-way
communications and in the
second half of this telecast, the
audiences were encouraged to
ask questions and seek
clarifications through telephonic
calls. People from several
districts/villages had put forward
their questions and these were
addressed by the experts. This
telecast was held on September
26, 2017.
2.3. The last session was on October
4, 2017. The short film prepared
on water budgeting was
showcased in the first half of this
session. Later, Mr. B. O. Pandit
revised the key points for the
audiences and answered the
questions/doubts of the
audience.
When these live sessions were being
telecasted, the DWSU teams visited
schools. The CEO, WASMO and the
Project Director, WASMO also visited a
school in Jakhora village of
Gandhinagar district during the second
live session and held further discussion
with the students.
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3. School children were given the water
budgeting assignment/forms before
Diwali break to carry out the exercise
during the vacation.
4. When the schools re-opened after the
Diwali Break, the school teachers were
asked (through Education Department)
to evaluate the water budgeting
assignments and select the best
project work at the school level.
5. Children’s Day i.e. November 14, 2017
was selected as the day for
presentation of best project work at
school level. Schools held the
presentation of the best water
budgeting exercise as a part of their
Children’s Day Programme and
declared the water ambassador of their
schools. Schools gave appreciation
letter/certificate to the selected water
ambassadors. WASMO district teams
attended some presentation in their
respective districts and felicitated the
students who were selected as water
ambassadors of their schools.
6. District Water and Sanitation Units
(DWSUs) and DPOs then selected the
most inspiring Water Ambassador of
their respective districts and nominated
their names for World Water Day
event. Of all the names received, three
Water Ambassadors (of nearby
districts) were selected to be
felicitated by the Hon’ble Chief
Minister during the state level event of
World Water Day (March 22, 2018).
Inspiring Water Ambassadors of other
districts were felicitated during district
level celebrations of World Water Day.
The three students that were honoured
during the state level event were:
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Sr.No.
Name of Student
School, Village, Block & District
Standard
1 Divya Dineshbhai Chaudhari
Dhanap Primary School, Gandhinagar Block, Gandhinagar Dist.
8th
2 Noman I. Momin
Telav Primary School, Sanand Block, Ahmedabad Dist.
8th
3 Desai Dharmi Baldevbhai
Gandhi Sundarlal Primary School, Patan Block, Patan Dist.
8th
Success Story - Embracing Water Saving Ideas
Water Saving Stance of Students: A
post-campaign visit to the Primary School
of Dhanap Village, Gandhinagar District
was indeed gratifying. Well past the
closure of the campaign, a significantly
Subject Analyzing the impact of Water Budgeting Campaign of the WSD, GoG
School Name Dhanap Primary School
School Strength 400 students
Village & District Dhanap, Gandhinagar
Background: To inculcate the need for
water conservation amongst children, the
Water Supply Department, Government of
Gujarat developed and implemented a
campaign titled “Gharna Pani Nu Budget”;
wherein the students were introduced to
the concept of water budgeting and they
even performed water budgeting exercise
of their respective households. The
campaign intended to introduce children as
“change agents” in the community for
generating awareness regarding water
usage and reducing its wastage at
household level. Class VI (6th) to VIII (8th)
students of government schools were
engaged through this campaign. IEC tools
like live telecasts (through BISAG),
dissemination of printed material, and
showcasing of a short film (on how to
estimate water budget) were employed for
effective state-wide reach of the campaign.
The first run of the campaign was held
before Diwali and the students were asked
to estimate the household water budget
during the Diwali break of 2017 (Oct-
2017) as a part of holiday assignment.
6. District Water and Sanitation Units
(DWSUs) and DPOs then selected the
most inspiring Water Ambassador of
their respective districts and nominated
their names for World Water Day
event. Of all the names received, three
Water Ambassadors (of nearby
districts) were selected to be
felicitated by the Hon’ble Chief
Minister during the state level event of
World Water Day (March 22, 2018).
Inspiring Water Ambassadors of other
districts were felicitated during district
level celebrations of World Water Day.
The three students that were honoured
during the state level event were:
REPORT ON WATER BUDGETING CAMPAING 17REPORT ON WATER BUDGETING CAMPAING16
Sr.No.
Name of Student
School, Village, Block & District
Standard
1 Divya Dineshbhai Chaudhari
Dhanap Primary School, Gandhinagar Block, Gandhinagar Dist.
8th
2 Noman I. Momin
Telav Primary School, Sanand Block, Ahmedabad Dist.
8th
3 Desai Dharmi Baldevbhai
Gandhi Sundarlal Primary School, Patan Block, Patan Dist.
8th
Success Story - Embracing Water Saving Ideas
Water Saving Stance of Students: A
post-campaign visit to the Primary School
of Dhanap Village, Gandhinagar District
was indeed gratifying. Well past the
closure of the campaign, a significantly
Subject Analyzing the impact of Water Budgeting Campaign of the WSD, GoG
School Name Dhanap Primary School
School Strength 400 students
Village & District Dhanap, Gandhinagar
Background: To inculcate the need for
water conservation amongst children, the
Water Supply Department, Government of
Gujarat developed and implemented a
campaign titled “Gharna Pani Nu Budget”;
wherein the students were introduced to
the concept of water budgeting and they
even performed water budgeting exercise
of their respective households. The
campaign intended to introduce children as
“change agents” in the community for
generating awareness regarding water
usage and reducing its wastage at
household level. Class VI (6th) to VIII (8th)
students of government schools were
engaged through this campaign. IEC tools
like live telecasts (through BISAG),
dissemination of printed material, and
showcasing of a short film (on how to
estimate water budget) were employed for
effective state-wide reach of the campaign.
The first run of the campaign was held
before Diwali and the students were asked
to estimate the household water budget
during the Diwali break of 2017 (Oct-
2017) as a part of holiday assignment.
Gharna Pani Nu Budget campaign has been successful in bringing the following outcomes:
• Primarily, level of awareness regarding water usage and wastage has been enhanced and participation of students as change agents in the community has established.
• Awareness at household level regarding water management and water born diseases has also been raised.
• Students who had outstanding performance in the water budgeting exercise have been identified. This gives an opportunity to further work with them and groom their environment consciousness.
The campaign has effectively led an example in precursing behavourial change as one of the keys to accept the value of water and reduce its wastage at household
Conclusion and Way Forward
level. Post-campaign field visits revealed several instances wherein Children have played a pivotal role in influencing the household activities and their families to be more sensitive towards water consumption.
WASMO now intends to develop enhanced communication tools and “learn as you play” games to explain water budgeting and water security to students. These tools and educational games will be employed in the second round of this campaign which is being planned.
A core group of water ambassadors has been identified through the pilot campaign and WASMO is now working to build the capacity of these water ambassadors through activity based learning tools. The identified water ambassadors will be further groomed and trained to become the key change agents for water sector at rural community level.
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large number of students remembered the
entire activity. The campaign made a
positive impact on the students. Several of
them shared the percepts that they have
adopted for water conservation. For
instance, Sanyam Rana of class 7th now
uses just one tumbler of water for brushing
teeth instead of a running tap. Shaleen
Thakor of class of 8th said that while
washing the plate (after the mid-day meal
at school) he avoids using full flow of the
tap; rather he just opens tap at half flow.
Holistic Involvement (School): The
campaign and the water budgeting activity
not just inspired the students but also
motivated the Dhanap school management
and teachers. The school recently replaced
all the taps (that of drinking water area,
plate washing area, & toilets) in their
premises to combat water wastage due to
leakages. Moreover, they have also fitted a
new valve (at the outlet of the water tank)
to control flow of water in the individual
taps and this valve is turned off at the end
of the day to ensure that water is not
wasted.
Families of the Students: The most
endearing part is that the students had also
discussed about water budgeting exercise
and lessons learnt from the campaign with
their family members. Interaction with the
family of a 6th standard pupil, Prince
Choudhary, revealed that Prince drinks the
left over water from his school water bottle
on returning home instead of throwing it
away. He picked this practice post the
water budgeting campaign and even insists
his family members to avoid water
wastage. Visits to the households of other
students revealed that many of them keep
nudging their mothers (as they do most of
the household chores) and other members
to save water.
The active participation of students during
the discussion held with them and their
prompt responses on questions pertaining
to different aspects of water conservation
indicated that the main objective of the
campaign i.e. to bring consciousness
among students regarding water usage at
household level has been successfully
achieved at this school.
Gharna Pani Nu Budget campaign has been successful in bringing the following outcomes:
• Primarily, level of awareness regarding water usage and wastage has been enhanced and participation of students as change agents in the community has established.
• Awareness at household level regarding water management and water born diseases has also been raised.
• Students who had outstanding performance in the water budgeting exercise have been identified. This gives an opportunity to further work with them and groom their environment consciousness.
The campaign has effectively led an example in precursing behavourial change as one of the keys to accept the value of water and reduce its wastage at household
Conclusion and Way Forward
level. Post-campaign field visits revealed several instances wherein Children have played a pivotal role in influencing the household activities and their families to be more sensitive towards water consumption.
WASMO now intends to develop enhanced communication tools and “learn as you play” games to explain water budgeting and water security to students. These tools and educational games will be employed in the second round of this campaign which is being planned.
A core group of water ambassadors has been identified through the pilot campaign and WASMO is now working to build the capacity of these water ambassadors through activity based learning tools. The identified water ambassadors will be further groomed and trained to become the key change agents for water sector at rural community level.
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large number of students remembered the
entire activity. The campaign made a
positive impact on the students. Several of
them shared the percepts that they have
adopted for water conservation. For
instance, Sanyam Rana of class 7th now
uses just one tumbler of water for brushing
teeth instead of a running tap. Shaleen
Thakor of class of 8th said that while
washing the plate (after the mid-day meal
at school) he avoids using full flow of the
tap; rather he just opens tap at half flow.
Holistic Involvement (School): The
campaign and the water budgeting activity
not just inspired the students but also
motivated the Dhanap school management
and teachers. The school recently replaced
all the taps (that of drinking water area,
plate washing area, & toilets) in their
premises to combat water wastage due to
leakages. Moreover, they have also fitted a
new valve (at the outlet of the water tank)
to control flow of water in the individual
taps and this valve is turned off at the end
of the day to ensure that water is not
wasted.
Families of the Students: The most
endearing part is that the students had also
discussed about water budgeting exercise
and lessons learnt from the campaign with
their family members. Interaction with the
family of a 6th standard pupil, Prince
Choudhary, revealed that Prince drinks the
left over water from his school water bottle
on returning home instead of throwing it
away. He picked this practice post the
water budgeting campaign and even insists
his family members to avoid water
wastage. Visits to the households of other
students revealed that many of them keep
nudging their mothers (as they do most of
the household chores) and other members
to save water.
The active participation of students during
the discussion held with them and their
prompt responses on questions pertaining
to different aspects of water conservation
indicated that the main objective of the
campaign i.e. to bring consciousness
among students regarding water usage at
household level has been successfully
achieved at this school.
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• Dutt, R., & Manocha, N. (2016). Confeence Report: Seminar on Water Security, Climate Change and Sustainable Development,. International Journal of Water Resources Development , 32 (5), 813-815.
• GoI. (2011). Strategic Plan 2011-2022. Ensuring Drinking Water Security in Rural India. Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, MoRD, GoI.
• Gujarat Ecological Commisssion, Gujarat Envis. (2012). State of Water Environment. GEC.
• Kennedy, B. (2014, April 21). Global demand for fresh water set to exceed supply. Retrieved October 25, 2017, from Money Watch: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/global-demand-for-water-set-to-exceed-supply/
• MoHRD, GoI. (2014). Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidhyalaya: A National Mission. New Delhi: Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
• MWDS, GoI. (2013). Drinking Water Advocacy and Communication Strategy Framework 2013-2022. New Delhi: MWDS, GoI and UNICEF.
• Press Information Bureau, GoI. (2015, April 27). Per Capita availability of Water . Retrieved October 27, 2017, from Press Information Bureau : http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=119797
• Press Information Bureau, GoI, MoWR . (2017, July 20). Shortage of Water. Retrieved November 20, 2017, from Press Information Bureau : http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=168727
• Press Information Bureau, GoI, MoWR. (2015, April 27). Per Capita availability of Water. Retrieved October 27, 2017, from Press Information Bureau: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=119797
• The World Bank Group. (2017). Rural population (% of total population). Retrieved July 6, 2017, from The World Bank: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS?locations=IN
• UNEP. (2011). Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and. UNEP.
• WHO. (2017, July). Drinking-water. Retrieved October 26, 2017, from World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs391/en/
Annexure 1: References Annexure 2: Water Budgeting Form(Gujarati)
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• Dutt, R., & Manocha, N. (2016). Confeence Report: Seminar on Water Security, Climate Change and Sustainable Development,. International Journal of Water Resources Development , 32 (5), 813-815.
• GoI. (2011). Strategic Plan 2011-2022. Ensuring Drinking Water Security in Rural India. Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, MoRD, GoI.
• Gujarat Ecological Commisssion, Gujarat Envis. (2012). State of Water Environment. GEC.
• Kennedy, B. (2014, April 21). Global demand for fresh water set to exceed supply. Retrieved October 25, 2017, from Money Watch: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/global-demand-for-water-set-to-exceed-supply/
• MoHRD, GoI. (2014). Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidhyalaya: A National Mission. New Delhi: Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
• MWDS, GoI. (2013). Drinking Water Advocacy and Communication Strategy Framework 2013-2022. New Delhi: MWDS, GoI and UNICEF.
• Press Information Bureau, GoI. (2015, April 27). Per Capita availability of Water . Retrieved October 27, 2017, from Press Information Bureau : http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=119797
• Press Information Bureau, GoI, MoWR . (2017, July 20). Shortage of Water. Retrieved November 20, 2017, from Press Information Bureau : http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=168727
• Press Information Bureau, GoI, MoWR. (2015, April 27). Per Capita availability of Water. Retrieved October 27, 2017, from Press Information Bureau: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=119797
• The World Bank Group. (2017). Rural population (% of total population). Retrieved July 6, 2017, from The World Bank: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.RUR.TOTL.ZS?locations=IN
• UNEP. (2011). Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and. UNEP.
• WHO. (2017, July). Drinking-water. Retrieved October 26, 2017, from World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs391/en/
Annexure 1: References Annexure 2: Water Budgeting Form(Gujarati)
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Annexure 3: Water Budgeting Form(English)
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Annexure 3: Water Budgeting Form(English)
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Annexure 4: District Wise Number ofSchools, Teachers and Students thatAttended BISAG Telecasts
Sr. No. DistrictNumber Of
School Participated
Number of Teachers
Participated
Number of Students
Participated
1 Ahmedabad 779 4762 125142
2 Amreli 712 2223 51133
3 Anand -NA- -NA- -NA-
4 Arvalli 473 1058 40438
5 Banskantha 1300 9516 253550
6 Bharuch 615 1845 12300
7 Bhavnagar 194 314 932
8 Botad 232 1826 32386
9 Chhota Udepur 829 3000 79986
10 Dahod 832 -NA- 67365
11 Dang 118 138 3542
12 Devbhumi Dwarka 303 900 27796
13 Gandhinagar -NA- -NA- -NA-
14 Gir Somnath 447 -NA- 50064
15 Jamnagar -NA- 1609 29655
16 Junagadh 763 3296 87152
17 Kachchh 1704 7730 236445
18 Kheda 787 2867 64577
19 Mahisagar 434 -NA- 3977
20 Mehsana 543 300 8433
21 Morbi 593 2881 69739
22 Narmada -NA- -NA- 91522
23 Navsari 713 2209 50698
24 Panchmahals -NA- 20534 58619
25 Patan 659 3320 66103
26 Porbandar 315 1733 38441
27 Rajkot 875 5800 126000
28 Sabarkantha 752 2439 43933
29 Surat 438 -NA- 4380
30 Surendranagar 575 5870 135020
31 Tapi 5 30 389
32 Vadodara 437 3900 43900
33 Valsad 994 4895 104847
Total 17421 94995 2008464
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Annexure 4: District Wise Number ofSchools, Teachers and Students thatAttended BISAG Telecasts
Sr. No. DistrictNumber Of
School Participated
Number of Teachers
Participated
Number of Students
Participated
1 Ahmedabad 779 4762 125142
2 Amreli 712 2223 51133
3 Anand -NA- -NA- -NA-
4 Arvalli 473 1058 40438
5 Banskantha 1300 9516 253550
6 Bharuch 615 1845 12300
7 Bhavnagar 194 314 932
8 Botad 232 1826 32386
9 Chhota Udepur 829 3000 79986
10 Dahod 832 -NA- 67365
11 Dang 118 138 3542
12 Devbhumi Dwarka 303 900 27796
13 Gandhinagar -NA- -NA- -NA-
14 Gir Somnath 447 -NA- 50064
15 Jamnagar -NA- 1609 29655
16 Junagadh 763 3296 87152
17 Kachchh 1704 7730 236445
18 Kheda 787 2867 64577
19 Mahisagar 434 -NA- 3977
20 Mehsana 543 300 8433
21 Morbi 593 2881 69739
22 Narmada -NA- -NA- 91522
23 Navsari 713 2209 50698
24 Panchmahals -NA- 20534 58619
25 Patan 659 3320 66103
26 Porbandar 315 1733 38441
27 Rajkot 875 5800 126000
28 Sabarkantha 752 2439 43933
29 Surat 438 -NA- 4380
30 Surendranagar 575 5870 135020
31 Tapi 5 30 389
32 Vadodara 437 3900 43900
33 Valsad 994 4895 104847
Total 17421 94995 2008464
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Annexure 5: District Wise Number ofGovernment Schools Involved in theWater Budgeting Campaign.
Annexure 6: Key Contributors
The Water Budgeting Campaign module was distributed in these schools and they were
sent regular updates on the campaign.
Government School Count (Std 6 to 8)
Sr.No.
DistrictSchoolcount
1 Ahmedabad 1078
2 Amreli 735
3 Anand 644
4 Aravalli 698
5 Banas Kantha 1319
6 Bharuch 670
7 Bhavnagar 923
8 Botad 242
9 Chhotaudepur 434
10 Devbhoomi Dwarka 532
11 Dohad 887
12 Gandhinagar 507
13 Gir Somnath 501
14 Jamnagar 712
15 Junagadh 649
16 Kachchh 1605
17 Kheda 770
18 Mahesana 827
19 Mahisagar 525
20 Morbi 552
21 Narmada 379
22 Navsari 461
23 Panch Mahals 829
24 Patan 628
25 Porbandar 286
26 Rajkot 944
27 Sabar Kantha 777
28 Surat 748
29 Surendranagar 785
30 Tapi 316
31 The Dangs 127
32 Vadodara 604
33 Valsad 540
Grand Total 22234
Government School Count (Std 6 to 8)
Sr.No.
DistrictSchoolcount
Dr. J. P. Gupta, IAS Mr. A. M. Mankad, IAS
Chairman Chief Executive Officer
WASMO WASMO
Mr. R. R. Patel Ms. Mamta Nayak
Joint Director State Water Safety and Security Consultant
Primary Education Division UNICEF, Gujarat
Education Department
Mr. B. O. Pandit Mr. V. K. Shah
Geologist Unit Manager
GWSSB DWSU, Gandhinagar
Mr. Devang Sharma Ms. Mubina Shaikh
Manager, D&C Unit Manager, IEC
WASMO WASMO
Ms. Rini Dutt Ms. Aparna Joshi
Content Developer Deputy Manager D&C Unit
WASMO WASMO
Mr. Arifkhan Pathan Mr. Imran Ujjainwala
Designer & Deputy Manger Designer & Deputy Manger
WASMO WASMO
Mr. Chirag Sukhanandi Mr. Akash Prajapati
Assistant Admin, D&C Unit Deputy Manger Est. Unit
WASMO WASMO
Ms. Apexa Patel Mr. Sanjay Tank
District Coordinator District Coordinator
DWSU, Gandhinagar DWSU, Dahod
Mr. Vatsang Dangar Mr. Hemant Bar
District Coordinator Social Coordinator
DWSU, Rajkot WASMO
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Annexure 5: District Wise Number ofGovernment Schools Involved in theWater Budgeting Campaign.
Annexure 6: Key Contributors
The Water Budgeting Campaign module was distributed in these schools and they were
sent regular updates on the campaign.
Government School Count (Std 6 to 8)
Sr.No.
DistrictSchoolcount
1 Ahmedabad 1078
2 Amreli 735
3 Anand 644
4 Aravalli 698
5 Banas Kantha 1319
6 Bharuch 670
7 Bhavnagar 923
8 Botad 242
9 Chhotaudepur 434
10 Devbhoomi Dwarka 532
11 Dohad 887
12 Gandhinagar 507
13 Gir Somnath 501
14 Jamnagar 712
15 Junagadh 649
16 Kachchh 1605
17 Kheda 770
18 Mahesana 827
19 Mahisagar 525
20 Morbi 552
21 Narmada 379
22 Navsari 461
23 Panch Mahals 829
24 Patan 628
25 Porbandar 286
26 Rajkot 944
27 Sabar Kantha 777
28 Surat 748
29 Surendranagar 785
30 Tapi 316
31 The Dangs 127
32 Vadodara 604
33 Valsad 540
Grand Total 22234
Government School Count (Std 6 to 8)
Sr.No.
DistrictSchoolcount
Dr. J. P. Gupta, IAS Mr. A. M. Mankad, IAS
Chairman Chief Executive Officer
WASMO WASMO
Mr. R. R. Patel Ms. Mamta Nayak
Joint Director State Water Safety and Security Consultant
Primary Education Division UNICEF, Gujarat
Education Department
Mr. B. O. Pandit Mr. V. K. Shah
Geologist Unit Manager
GWSSB DWSU, Gandhinagar
Mr. Devang Sharma Ms. Mubina Shaikh
Manager, D&C Unit Manager, IEC
WASMO WASMO
Ms. Rini Dutt Ms. Aparna Joshi
Content Developer Deputy Manager D&C Unit
WASMO WASMO
Mr. Arifkhan Pathan Mr. Imran Ujjainwala
Designer & Deputy Manger Designer & Deputy Manger
WASMO WASMO
Mr. Chirag Sukhanandi Mr. Akash Prajapati
Assistant Admin, D&C Unit Deputy Manger Est. Unit
WASMO WASMO
Ms. Apexa Patel Mr. Sanjay Tank
District Coordinator District Coordinator
DWSU, Gandhinagar DWSU, Dahod
Mr. Vatsang Dangar Mr. Hemant Bar
District Coordinator Social Coordinator
DWSU, Rajkot WASMO
