Question: Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation organised two day National Workshop on Management of Grey Water with support of which of the following organisation?
(a) UNESCO
(b) UNICEF India
(c) Greenpeace
(d) Natures Conservancy
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- The two day (21 -22 March) National Workshop on Management of Grey Water in Rural Areas and Arsenic and Fluoride Remediation in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras with support from UNICEF India. This workshop also coincided with World Water Day on 22nd March.
- The workshop included discussions on the need for integration of policy, research, technology and skill development for effective grey water management in rural areas.
- • An overview and policy aspects on water affected with arsenic and fluoride were presented, including policy level interventions to address the arsenic and fluoride contamination, health effects and communication strategies for creating awareness at community level about the adverse effects of these contaminations.
- Five States affected with arsenic/fluoride – West Bengal, Tamilnadu, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan- made presentations on strategied to provide contaminant free potable water.
- The technologies to be adopted in rural areas need to be simple, require less skill level for construction, operation and maintenance. Emphasis was made on setting standards for grey water reuse for agriculture and groundwater recharge.