On
October 1 2010, an orientation meeting on ERRA’s
Rainwater Harvesting Project was held at Baba
Hyder Zaman’s Hujra with the public and
community representatives of Union Council Dewal
Munal.
The meeting was arranged by the local community
in collaboration with the Project Implementation
Unit (PIU) of ERRA’s PRWH-Project. The objective
of this meeting was to disseminate basic
information about Rain Water Harvesting (RWH)
and sensitize the inhabitants of Union Council
Dewal Munal to get feedback from the community
for any course correction before launching the
Promotion of RWH Project in the near future. In
the opening session a presentation was delivered
by Provincial Coordinator Ms Kaneez Sughra, who
elaborated on the basic concept, need and use of
Rain Water Harvesting and discussed the main
issues of water scarcity in the earthquake
affected areas.
Over 62 participants including community elders,
government officials, ex nazims and public
representatives attended the session. All the
participants appreciated ERRA’s innovative
approach to resolve water scarcity issues. |