Vivekananda Slum Cluster

The P-4 Partners

Community Partner: VIVEKANANDA SLUM CLUSTER WATER COMMITTEE

Funding Partner: WATERAID AND DIAGEO FOUNDATION

Expert Advice: CENTRAL GROUNDWATER BOARD

Government Support: NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, MLA- KARAN SINGH TANWAR

Vivekananda Camp, Chanakyapuri, is a slum cluster that has approx 500 households. Most of dwellers are daily wage workers who have migrate to Delhi from Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

Getting adequate water is a major problem in this cluster. DJB sends 2-3 tankers daily to cater to their drinking water requirements. For all their other needs, they are totally dependent on groundwater for their daily water requirements. There were 4 bore wells in the area, but two of them have dried up and the yield of the other two is becoming lesser and lesser with each passing month.

A new bore well has been made but like the others so far, this will also dry up soon unless measures for ensuring sustainability through rainwater harvesting and managing demand are put in place

TECHNICAL DETAILS OF RAINWATER HARVESTING PROJECT

Total Area 12000 Sq.m.

Total Area Considered for recharge 4000 Sq.m.

Average Annual Rainfall 611 mm

Geological formation Alluvial formation overlying quartzite

Depth to water level 30-45 m bgl

Water Available for Recharge 12,22,000 liters

Recharge Structure Proposed 1 Recharge Trench with 1 Bore well

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