7CE6.3A : RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION (L- 3)
  Units    Contents of the subjects
I
General: Importance of village community in India, Condition of Indian villages with special regard to economics, social and health aspects.
Sources of water: Traditional sources of water in rural areas. Different types of wells, sanitary aspects in well construction, pumps used for village wells, Hand pump Technology, its operation and maintenance. Water harvesting techniques.
II

Quality of water: Estimation of total water requirement including cattle water demand, quality of water needed for village community, water quality surveillance, standards of water quality.

Communicable Diseases: Diseases and immunity, Source of communicable diseases, Mode of transfer, Control of communicable diseases, Guinea worm Eradication.
III

Water Treatment: Slow sand filter, horizontal roughing filter and their combination. Disinfection of rural water sources, Fluoride and its removal.
Schemes of Rural water supply: Different Schemes of Rural water supply in Rajasthan, Their Design and project formulation including the programmes and standards laid by Govt. of India and Govt. of Rajasthan.
IV
Milk and Food sanitation: Essentials of dairy farm and cattle shed sanitation, Tests for milk and dairy products, food epidemics, food poisoning, Botulism. Fly and Mosquito control: Life cycle of flies and mosquitoes, various methods of flies and mosquito control.
V
Rural Sanitation: Village latrines, VIP latrines, pour flush latrines, materials, construction and cost of the latrines, Pollution aspects and pollution travel from latrines. Storm water and sludge problems. Septic tank, soak pit, small bore sewer system; its design and construction. Animal waste, method of
composting, Biogas, collection and disposal of wastes. Community Awareness and user participation: Planning of communication support in rural supply and sanitation projects.

 

Suggested Readings:

1 Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Manual by Govt. of India
2. Municipal and Rural Sanitation E.W.Steel, Mc Graw Hill Book Co.
3.Reports of Rajeev Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission