Annual Activity Report 2023-24
- The committee conducted a social work event on May 28th, 2024, in collaboration with the Student Council volunteers, cleaning roof water channel to uphold the best practices in water safety and conservation.
2. The existing water pond in the college was converted into a Fishery and used for Fish farming. Around 1000 fingerlings were deposited in the fishery on 28th may 2024.
3. The Jal Shakti Team, Dimapur Government College organized a walkathon to commemorate World Water Day along with the rest of the world on March 22, 2024, under the theme “Water for Peace.” A brief program took place at the tri-junction in Duncan Colony and flagged off the walkathon.
Conclusions:
Though there are limitless challenges, the team is committed to encounter water crisis through various methods to conserve water, such practice is the rainwater harvesting, this method is used to protect and revive ground water considering that it not only replenishes the stored underground water but also improves its quality by effecting dilution of pollutants and other harmful substances. In addition, the traditional water management practices and scientific knowledge are employed to partner with other agencies wherever there is a feasibility and connectivity. Thus the effort of water conservation is to ensure sustainable water supply and leads to policy formulations on the improvement of water quality, prevent pollution and wastage to present and future generations.
Amenities available for Water conservation
The report furnished is based onthe main objective of water conservation through various methods and improve the sustainable supply of water is an important practice. The team with a sense of ownership and commitment carries out the awareness programme within the college campus and outside to disseminate the clear objective.
- Source of water for various activities in the campus
2. Source of drinking water
- Filtered Drinking Water
ii. Borewell/ open well recharge
iii. Construction of tanks and bunds
iv. Rain water harvesting
( DR. G. PHUKATO SEMA)
Convenor
Jal Shakti Team
Dimapur Govt. College
Report on Water Conservation (Jal Shakti)
Objectives:
1.The main objective of water conservation is to ensure water resources are available to future generations. To improve the sustainable supply of water by preventing water wastage is an important practice.
2. To create policies on the process of water conservation through proper assessment, regulations and information to improve the quality and supply of water for better accessibility and sustainability such as rain water harvesting.
3. Consistently, so as to build economic benefits. The objectives of water conservation are to ensure cost-effective process and prevents economic losses
4. To create awareness among the stakeholders and build various measures to improves public health by protecting the ecosystem and prevents water pollution such as providing drainage to the ground water storage for recharging.
Practice :
Jal Shakti Team of Dimapur Government College has initiated civic social programme on various occasions involving the volunteers from teachers , boys hostel and ministerial staff. The team cleaned the water tanks in the campus, drinking water area, roof top of rain harvesting area and repaired some damages of water channel.
The Jal Shakti Team DGC constructed 100/40 ft. wide and 8 ft deep fishery pond for the dual purpose of underground water recharging & fishery which also benefits in the protection of ecosystem. The importance has given on both scientific and traditional knowledge which was developed for effective watershed management in the form of collecting and storing water using indigenous method of harvesting rain water. Such practices are also the best way of preventing the wastage. Also, agreed upon to collaborate with the other colleges or any voluntary organisation to build on both scientific and traditional knowledge of water conservation.
Achievement:
After the implementation of the water conservation scheme in the college through participatory approaches such as awareness programmes, workshops and social works has benefited the stakeholder of college community. Many have come forward expressing their cooperation how to strategize the environmental stability through this mission.
The amount of water harvested during rainy seasons are collected and stored for other useful purpose such as watering flowers and sanitations which was left unattended and neglected before the implementation. The rain water has been the important source of water storage in the ponds which has been constructed for the dual purpose of fishery and underground water recharging.
Problems:
In the pursuit of improvement of water resources many factors need to be considered, the blame for water scarcity cannot be put to one entity. As a teaching faculty the academic objectives taking forward need to compromised while engaging in those activities. The initiatives of the government on the scheme implementations should go along with the fair funding and adequately provided. However, with the limited resources as the educational institution the provisions for infrastructure development without the support of outside agencies becomes a distant dream. Due to lack of awareness, the sense of ownership towards the project in the form of mass participation is not easy. Therefore, it is an urgent need to be taken by the political leaders, policy and decision makers at the highest level of the government to implement integrated watershed management as an alternative approach for sustainable development.
Annual Action Plan for the Year 2023-2024
1.To organise a mass social work in the college campus in order to keep the water amenities clean such as water tanks, drinking water area, rooftop of rain harvesting and repair some damages of pipes.
2. To organise an awareness programme on World Water Day
3. To conduct a survey on rain water harvesting around the college. The survey was entrusted to the Student’s Council to be culminated before the World Water Day (March 22).
4. For generation of revenue for the Jal Shakti Committee, the existing water pond in the college was decided to be converted into a Fishery and used for Fish farming or aqua culture