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Ghogha was a pilot project in the rural
water supply and sanitation sector with a focus on community
participation and ownership. It's history predates that of WASMO.
Its first phase, jointly supported by the Government of
Netherlands and the Government of Gujarat, lasted from August
1997 to August 2002. It was in the second phase, from September
2002 to June 2005, that WASMO stepped in. The project covered an
area of 614 square kilometers in the coastal area along the Gulf
of Cambay, a region that is characterised by erratic rainfall,
poor water quality and inadequate sanitation. The project
benefited 82 water-deficit villages in Bhavnagar district. About
200,000 people now avail of safe and chlorinated drinking water and
sanitation facilities through the construction of village-level
drinking water and sanitation systems. This project is also a
landmark as it managed to achieve equity and women's empowerment
in a traditional and caste ridden society. |
