2017-2018
Neeru Project at Sanjayanagar
Biome Trust set up a stall at the Neeru Project event at Sanjayanagar.
‘Water and Well Being’ at Bhoomi College
Biome Trust was invited by Bhoomi College to conduct a three day workshop on Water and Well Being for their students from Jan 22-24, 2018.
Univ of Washington students at Kaikondrahalli Lake
Biome Trust conducted a session on all things water for twenty students and their five advisors from the University of Washington at Kaikondrahalli Lake.
RWH at Kasavanahalli Higher Primary School
Biome designed and installed a rooftop RWH system at Kasavanahalli Higher Primary School, with funding support from students from the University of Washington, who also visited the school.
RWH and water literacy at VSR Montessori School, Raddivaripalle
Biome designed and helped install a rooftop rainwater harvesting system and conducted sessions on water literacy at VSR Montessori School, Raddivaripalle, Madanapalle Taluk.
Closure workshop of the Participatory Aquifer Mapping Project
The closing workshop of the Participatory Aquifer Mapping Project was held on August 11, 2017. It was well attended by all the stakeholders of the project and was covered by the press.
Session at Aditi Mallya School
A fun session on ‘Lakes and Wells’ was conducted for the students of Aditi Mallya School on August 10, 2017.
National exposure visit for Ganga basin cities
Biome Trust helped CSE (Delhi) organise a visit for city officials from 10 Ganga basin cities to Rainbow Drive and Jakkur Lake on July 31, 2017.
World Environment Day at HARMAN
Biome was invited to speak to the employees of HARMAN on the occasion of World Environment Day, June 5, 2017.
ACARA delegates visit Rainbow Drive
Biome facilitated a visit for the delegates of ACARA from the Univ of Minnesota, along with students from St Joseph’s College to Rainbow Drive and Kaikondrahalli Lake on May 18, 2017.
Leaders’ Quest at Kaikondrahalli Lake
Biome organised a visit for the delegates of Leaders’ Quest to Kaikondrahalli Lake on May 17, 2017.
Water quality and fluorosis workshop
Kiran and Shreyas from Biome conducted a Water Quality and Fluorosis workshop for the Kalike team at Yadgiri as part of the hydrogeology training by ACWADAM on April 6, 2017
Participatory Groundwater Management in Devanahalli
The objective of the project is to arrive at Groundwater management protocols for different actors (Municipal authorities, Panchayat authorities, Private land use, farmers) in a transforming peri- urban Landscape.
Study area: In and around Devanahalli town
Activities undertaken:
1. Identifying boundary of work in and around Devanahalli town
2. Clusters of interest within the boundary were identified. The clusters are: Devanahalli town, Anneshwara and Bettakote Panchayats, Aerospace SEZ, Airport, Residential developments
3. Data collection about existing water management practices of each of the stakeholders
4. Brief documentation of water management practices of each of the stakeholders
5. Inventory of daily rainfall data from KSNDMC for the study area for the past 10 years
6. Data points identified for regular monitoring – open wells and borewells
Wetlands
The objective is to facilitate the design, implementation, maintenance and monitoring of engineered wetlands. The multiple roles of wetlands will be assessed – e.g. role played when treated wastewater passes over the wetland before discharge into lakes, livelihood, biodiversity, etc. Special emphasis will also be placed on the inlets to TGHalli. In addition, other STPs managed by BWSSB/BBMP and the related lakes will also be visited and documented.
Activities undertaken:
1. Visit to TG Halli to understand inflows and other challenges
2. Documentation of different lakes with emphasis on STP and wetlands. Lakes documented are Jakkur, Puttenahalli, Yelahanka, Rachenahalli
3. Facilitation of implementation of 100 KLD STP at Saul Kere designed and implemented by Eco Paradigm Pvt. Ltd.
4. Discussions with Common Studio for facilitating pilot in-stream decontamination at one of the inlets of Saul Kere
5. Special emphasis on BBMP and BWSSB STPs
Citizen Science
This was a project scoped out for outreach and dissemination to lake communities and policy makers.
Activities undertaken:
1. http://blrlakesdashboard.org was set up as a platform for lake stakeholders to share information on their lakes. The FB page https://www.facebook.com/bcld5/ was also setup for the same
2. ATREE in collaboration with Biome conducted a one-day workshop on ‘Rethinking Bengaluru’s Water, Wastewater and Lakes’ on Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017 at The Alliance Francaise, Bangalore
RWH implementation in 10 schools in Devanahalli cont’d
Rainwater harvesting implementation in 10 schools in and around Devanahalli town coupled with education sessions on water, sanitation and hygiene
Activities undertaken:
1. Close to 70 schools were visited to shortlist 10 schools for implementation. The map below highlights the location of the schools
2. Overall process followed was: Identification of interested schools > Collection of baseline information > Shortlist based on priority and need > Co-design solutions required in shortlisted schools > Educational sessions for water literacy and O&M > Implementation of solutions with required assistance > Monitoring the RWH system periodically > Project observations translate into learnings
3. Rainwater harvesting infrastructure was implemented in 10 government schools
4. Educational sessions were conducted in each school
5. Communication modules were developed for facilitating during the sessions
Rainwater Harvesting Workshops in Meghalaya
The objective was to optimize the use of RWH in the shortlisted schools, to create awareness about viability and suitability of rainwater harvesting systems in communities and villages of Meghalaya through pilot installations in schools and to impart technical knowhow in installation and maintenance to all stakeholders including school staff and the Water Resources Department.
Activities undertaken:
The first workshop happened in Umthli SSA Lower Primary School in East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya followed by a workshop in Mawkyrwat Govt. LPS, Mawkyrwat, Morning Star H. Sec School, Nongpoh and Sibsingh Higher Secondary School, Nongstoin.Community engagement and student learning. Students were divided into groups and engaged in different activities related to the importance of water, its conservation, etc.
1. Parallel discussions were held with the village community, school staff regarding prevailing water issues in the village and particularly in the school, process of rainwater harvesting, maintenance of the system
2. Discussions with all the representatives of the schools in the district were held. The discussions were attended by Meghalaya Basin Development Authority Chairman.
3. All the school representatives and relevant stakeholders were shown the rainwater harvesting system implemented in the pilot school.
4. A brief design and rainwater harvesting storage calculations were done for all the represented schools through an advisory clinic mode
Rainwater Harvesting in Government Schools: supported by Ittiam Systems
To implement a water and sanitation project in two government schools around Bangalore, Karnataka
Activities undertaken:
1. Co-designing and implementing Rainwater Harvesting Systems (“RWH”), for Panathur and Gunjurpalya Government schools, along with teachers, students and other important stakeholders such as SDMC (School Development Management Committee) members.
2. Reviving existing rainwater harvesting system in Gunjurpalya government school
3. Improve understanding of importance of water- availability, demand-supply, water quality, rainwater harvesting, maintenance of storage systems, maintenance of toilets, etc. in the schools through an activity based approach.
4. Improving the existing water and sanitation infrastructure
The role of informal sector in urban sanitation of Karnataka: Supported by NIUA
The objective of the project was to throw light on urban sanitation and the role of the informal sector in the state of Karnataka. It was proposed to explore three-four diverse demographic towns of the state, study the existing models, find out the gaps and come up with recommendations.
Activities undertaken:
1. Literature review
2. Shortlisting of the towns: Vijayapura, Belagavi and Kundapura
3. Identification of the players and stakeholders (both municipal and private), sanitation chain, exposure groups and pathways
4. Hazard identification and risk assessment
5. Analysing the role of informal sector in the urban sanitation
6. Documentation of each town’s sanitation landscape, its gaps and challenges
7. Recommendations for each town based on the analysis
2017 - 2018
Neeru Project at Sanjayanagar
Biome Trust set up a stall at the Neeru Project event at Sanjayanagar.
‘Water and Well Being’ at Bhoomi College
Biome Trust was invited by Bhoomi College to conduct a three day workshop on Water and Well Being for their students from Jan 22-24, 2018.
Univ of Washington students at Kaikondrahalli Lake
Biome Trust conducted a session on all things water for twenty students and their five advisors from the University of Washington at Kaikondrahalli Lake.
RWH at Kasavanahalli Higher Primary School
Biome designed and installed a rooftop RWH system at Kasavanahalli Higher Primary School, with funding support from students from the University of Washington, who also visited the school.
RWH and water literacy at VSR Montessori School, Raddivaripalle
Biome designed and helped install a rooftop rainwater harvesting system and conducted sessions on water literacy at VSR Montessori School, Raddivaripalle, Madanapalle Taluk.
Closure workshop of the Participatory Aquifer Mapping Project
The closing workshop of the Participatory Aquifer Mapping Project was held on August 11, 2017. It was well attended by all the stakeholders of the project and was covered by the press.
Session at Aditi Mallya School
A fun session on ‘Lakes and Wells’ was conducted for the students of Aditi Mallya School on August 10, 2017.
National exposure visit for Ganga basin cities
Biome Trust helped CSE (Delhi) organise a visit for city officials from 10 Ganga basin cities to Rainbow Drive and Jakkur Lake on July 31, 2017.
World Environment Day at HARMAN
Biome was invited to speak to the employees of HARMAN on the occasion of World Environment Day, June 5, 2017.
ACARA delegates visit Rainbow Drive
Biome facilitated a visit for the delegates of ACARA from the Univ of Minnesota, along with students from St Joseph’s College to Rainbow Drive and Kaikondrahalli Lake on May 18, 2017.
Leaders’ Quest at Kaikondrahalli Lake
Biome organised a visit for the delegates of Leaders’ Quest to Kaikondrahalli Lake on May 17, 2017.
Water quality and fluorosis workshop
Kiran and Shreyas from Biome conducted a Water Quality and Fluorosis workshop for the Kalike team at Yadgiri as part of the hydrogeology training by ACWADAM on April 6, 2017
Participatory Groundwater Management in Devanahalli
The objective of the project is to arrive at Groundwater management protocols for different actors (Municipal authorities, Panchayat authorities, Private land use, farmers) in a transforming peri- urban Landscape.
Study area: In and around Devanahalli town
Activities undertaken:
1. Identifying boundary of work in and around Devanahalli town
2. Clusters of interest within the boundary were identified. The clusters are: Devanahalli town, Anneshwara and Bettakote Panchayats, Aerospace SEZ, Airport, Residential developments
3. Data collection about existing water management practices of each of the stakeholders
4. Brief documentation of water management practices of each of the stakeholders
5. Inventory of daily rainfall data from KSNDMC for the study area for the past 10 years
6. Data points identified for regular monitoring – open wells and borewells
Wetlands
The objective is to facilitate the design, implementation, maintenance and monitoring of engineered wetlands. The multiple roles of wetlands will be assessed – e.g. role played when treated wastewater passes over the wetland before discharge into lakes, livelihood, biodiversity, etc. Special emphasis will also be placed on the inlets to TGHalli. In addition, other STPs managed by BWSSB/BBMP and the related lakes will also be visited and documented.
Activities undertaken:
1. Visit to TG Halli to understand inflows and other challenges
2. Documentation of different lakes with emphasis on STP and wetlands. Lakes documented are Jakkur, Puttenahalli, Yelahanka, Rachenahalli
3. Facilitation of implementation of 100 KLD STP at Saul Kere designed and implemented by Eco Paradigm Pvt. Ltd.
4. Discussions with Common Studio for facilitating pilot in-stream decontamination at one of the inlets of Saul Kere
5. Special emphasis on BBMP and BWSSB STPs
Citizen Science
This was a project scoped out for outreach and dissemination to lake communities and policy makers.
Activities undertaken:
1. A dashboard was set up as a platform for lake stakeholders to share information on their lakes. The FB page was also setup for the same
2. ATREE in collaboration with Biome conducted a one-day workshop on ‘Rethinking Bengaluru’s Water, Wastewater and Lakes’ on Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017 at The Alliance Francaise, Bangalore
RWH implementation in 10 schools in Devanahalli cont’d
Rainwater harvesting implementation in 10 schools in and around Devanahalli town coupled with education sessions on water, sanitation and hygiene
Activities undertaken:
1. Close to 70 schools were visited to shortlist 10 schools for implementation. The map below highlights the location of the schools
2. Overall process followed was: Identification of interested schools > Collection of baseline information > Shortlist based on priority and need > Co-design solutions required in shortlisted schools > Educational sessions for water literacy and O&M > Implementation of solutions with required assistance > Monitoring the RWH system periodically > Project observations translate into learnings
3. Rainwater harvesting infrastructure was implemented in 10 government schools
4. Educational sessions were conducted in each school
5. Communication modules were developed for facilitating during the sessions
Rainwater Harvesting Workshops in Meghalaya
The objective was to optimize the use of RWH in the shortlisted schools, to create awareness about viability and suitability of rainwater harvesting systems in communities and villages of Meghalaya through pilot installations in schools and to impart technical knowhow in installation and maintenance to all stakeholders including school staff and the Water Resources Department.
Activities undertaken:
The first workshop happened in Umthli SSA Lower Primary School in East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya followed by a workshop in Mawkyrwat Govt. LPS, Mawkyrwat, Morning Star H. Sec School, Nongpoh and Sibsingh Higher Secondary School, Nongstoin.Community engagement and student learning. Students were divided into groups and engaged in different activities related to the importance of water, its conservation, etc.
1. Parallel discussions were held with the village community, school staff regarding prevailing water issues in the village and particularly in the school, process of rainwater harvesting, maintenance of the system
2. Discussions with all the representatives of the schools in the district were held. The discussions were attended by Meghalaya Basin Development Authority Chairman.
3. All the school representatives and relevant stakeholders were shown the rainwater harvesting system implemented in the pilot school.
4. A brief design and rainwater harvesting storage calculations were done for all the represented schools through an advisory clinic mode
Rainwater Harvesting in Government Schools: supported by Ittiam Systems
To implement a water and sanitation project in two government schools around Bangalore, Karnataka
Activities undertaken:
1. Co-designing and implementing Rainwater Harvesting Systems (“RWH”), for Panathur and Gunjurpalya Government schools, along with teachers, students and other important stakeholders such as SDMC (School Development Management Committee) members.
2. Reviving existing rainwater harvesting system in Gunjurpalya government school
3. Improve understanding of importance of water- availability, demand-supply, water quality, rainwater harvesting, maintenance of storage systems, maintenance of toilets, etc. in the schools through an activity based approach.
4. Improving the existing water and sanitation infrastructure
The role of informal sector in urban sanitation of Karnataka: Supported by NIUA
The objective of the project was to throw light on urban sanitation and the role of the informal sector in the state of Karnataka. It was proposed to explore three-four diverse demographic towns of the state, study the existing models, find out the gaps and come up with recommendations.
Activities undertaken:
1. Literature review
2. Shortlisting of the towns: Vijayapura, Belagavi and Kundapura
3. Identification of the players and stakeholders (both municipal and private), sanitation chain, exposure groups and pathways
4. Hazard identification and risk assessment
5. Analysing the role of informal sector in the urban sanitation
6. Documentation of each town’s sanitation landscape, its gaps and challenges
7. Recommendations for each town based on the analysis