Why have ro plants failed in karnataka raichur case study

STUDY OF WATER PLANTS IN
RAICHUR DISTRICT : Why have
these plants failed ?

RAICHUR DISTRICT
• 5 Blocks
• 165 Gram Panchayats
• 1094 Villages
• 2411 Habitations
• 29.92 lakhs population
• 2873 schools/ Anganwadis
• 2083 with Drinking water facility
• 916 water quality tested
• 157 quality affected habitations (124-
fluoride, 4- Iron, 16- salinity, Nitrate- 8,
Arsenic- 5)
• Total labs-7 ( 1 DL, 3 BL, 3 SDL)
Source: NRDWP website

BACKGROUND
 The following study is aimed at studying and surveying the
260 water plants which are already installed in the district
undertaken by Swami Vivekananda youth movement as per
the instructions of Zilla parishad CEO and district collector of
Raichur.
 Three main vendors i.e. SMART, DOSHION and PAN ASIA are
involved in installation of these plants all over Raichur district
whose functioning and performance vary drastically which is
highlighted in the study.
 The case studies tries to capture varied reasons and issues
concerning the operation of these plants till date and
measures to be taken for restoring them to their full
capacity and thereby fulfilling the purpose of their
instalment. It also serves as learning tool for the plants
that are commissioned to be installed in near future.

Taluk/ GP Raichur / Jagrekal
Village Jagrekal
Households/Total population 1250 households / 3215 ( 2011 census)
Vendor Doshion
Installation of plant Around one half year
Source used & owned by Bore well (1 inch) / GP
Power used & owned by 3- phase supply/ GP
Pricing 3 Rs
Capacity 2000 litre tank
Coverage/No. Of cans 3-5 % / 10-15 cans
Current condition Working
Case of breakdown, problem
faced with plant
Motor issues, plant has been in operation only
from past two weeks.
Operator salary No fixed income, salary from No. cans sold.
Observation One of the GP members operates the plant
currently and source water fluoride is low (0.58).
Issues with plant infrastructure with floor tiles
broken due to weight of water tank and the plant
has been operational from past few weeks.

Village Meerapura
Vendor Doshion
Installation of plant Around two year
Pricing 3 Rs
Coverage/No. Of cans Not used till date
Current condition Not Working
Case of breakdown, problem faced
with plant
Motor issues and power fluctuations , plant has
been not in operation
Operator salary No salary paid
Observation The vendors have not responded to any technical
problems of the plant and has been in operation
only few months before it faced motor issues. The
fluoride level of Source water is around 1.35 on
higher level.

Village Amnapura
Vendor Smart
Pricing 4 Rs
Coverage/No. Of cans 60% / 135 cans
with plant
Plant has been in operation with no major
problems
Operator salary 2000/month from vendor
Observation Unlike other plants, the technicians from vendors
respond to any technical problems of the plant .
The fluoride level of Source water is more than 2
ppm and villagers never used this water for
drinking before the installation of plant .

Taluk/ GP Raichur / Malsanpura
Village Marchvardi
Vendor Smart
Pricing 5 Rs
Coverage/No. Of cans 25-30 % / 55 cans
with plant
Plant has been in operation but with very low
usage
Observation Unlike other plants, the plant is situated little
outside the vincity of village which could be
problem for accessing it especially in summer.

Taluk/ GP Raichur / Malsanpura
Village Malsanpura
Households/Total population 400 households / 900( 2011 census)
Vendor Doshion
Pricing 5 Rs
Coverage/No. Of cans 25-30 % / 65 cans
with plant
Plant has been in operation but with source water
supply problem.
Observation The waste water of plant is let into dry well next
to it and this plant shares its water source with
common bore well provided for the village
creating water supply problem in peak hours i.e.
during pumping.

Taluk/ GP Maanvi / Vatgal
Village Erakal
Vendor Smart
Source used & owned by Surface water from near by lake / GP
Pricing 4 Rs
Coverage/No. Of cans 25-30 % / 60 cans when functional
Problem faced with plant Lack of proper maintenance
Operator salary 2000/month fixed but not paid
Observation There is problem with location of plant as there is
no proper outlet for waste water from the plant.
Interestingly, they plan to shift the plant to higher
altitude to solve this problem which never existed
when plant was installed initially and where
source water has only 0.5 fluoride level content.

Taluk/ GP Maanvi / Pamankallur
Village Anandkal
Vendor Doshion
Source used & owned by Bore Well (2 inch) / GP
Pricing 4 Rs
Coverage/No. Of cans 15 % / 25-30 cans
with plant
usage
Operator salary 3000/month fixed from vendor
Observation Decreasing level of usage among the villagers due
to dislike of taste from the plant water and also
the affordability factor as most are used to normal
bore well water which has fluoride level of 1.02.

Village Havrapura
Vendor Smart
Power used & owned by Single phase supply/ GP
Pricing 6 Rs
Coverage/No. Of cans 15-20 % / 35-40 cans
with plant
usage
Observation Decreasing level of usage due to presence of
migration in the village especially during
summers and also the affordability factor as most
are used to normal bore well water which has
fluoride level of 0.78. Also, the operator stays in
another village

Village Benchmardi
Vendor Smart
Power used & owned by Double phase supply/ GP
Pricing 4 Rs
Coverage/No. Of cans 10-15% / 35-40 cans
with plant
Plant has not been in operation as operator has
closed down the plant.
Observation The operator has not been paid from past 4-5
months and thus he has refused to work and
closed down the plant. The bore well dug
specifically for plant is being used as hand pump
by villagers around which has fluoride level of
1.43.

Village Ellarpura
Vendor Smart
Power used & owned by Single phase supply/ GP
Pricing 6 Rs
Coverage/No. Of cans 80-90% / 35-40 cans
with plant
Plant has been in operation consistently with very
high usage level.
Observation The vendor has not collected the amount
generated from the plant for past four months
from the operator and also the plant filters are
not changed from past six months for the
vendor has been unreachable to operator.
Source: 1.2

Taluk/ GP Maanvi / Allapura
Village Allapura
Vendor Smart
Power used & owned by Double phase supply/ GP
Pricing 6 Rs
Coverage/No. Of cans 40-50% / 150 cans
with plant
Plant has been in operation consistently with
good usage level from other villages.
Observation The plant generates very good income with good
number of sales and interestingly, another well
known person in the village collects the amount
from operator and then gives it to vendor.

Taluk/ GP Maanvi / Allapura
Village Nagadenni
Vendor Smart
Pricing 5 Rs
Coverage/No. Of cans 70% / 15 cans
with plant
Plant has been in operation consistently with
good usage level from other villages.
Observation Though the plant has good coverage it caters to
very small population and thus the income
generated is minimal and this is only plant which
gave free can to the school near by as instructed
by vendor.

Observations
 The above case studies indicate the different challenges and
interferences these plants counter at various stages of
implementation from all stakeholders involved.
 Most of the plants are installed next to government primary
schools where land belongs to panchayat but these schools are
not provided free water cans though directed by the
panchayats.
 The vendors form the most important link in operating and
functioning of these plants successfully along with the other
stakeholders involving local operators and the panchayat.
 Most of these operate only during specific time both in
morning and evening in the presence of operator and thus
reducing the accessibility to the plant and additionally
operator have to store source water for these plants during 3
phase power supply which requires their presence other than
plant operation not observed in many plants.

CONCLUSION
 The conclusions from study of water plants from an other district like
Kolar which has completely different backdrop in location,
stakeholders and community applies to even Raichur district as the
involvement of local level institutions like gram panchayat and
PDO’s is crucial in running these plants successfully which varies
constantly among constituencies due to local and cultural dynamics.
 Most of the plants installed or commissioned in the district are from
the state with very few plants installed from private/ CSR sector and
thus creating transparency and accountability in implementing the
scheme is of utmost importance as most of the local level
stakeholders like panchayat, PDO’s and community itself has no
definite arrangement in place to operate/maintain the plants
themselves without the involvement of vendors.
 Finally, responsibility of Vendors to maintain and operate these
plants should addressed clearly with all concerned parties from state
to effectively manage these plants.

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