INTRODUCING
CCDU
THE State Level Communication
& capacity Development Unit (CCDU)
under Public Health engineering Department has been created
in the G.O. No. PHE/Estt/3128/2E-97/2004 dated 10.11.2004.
It has been functioning initially since 24.12.2004 from
PHE Dte. H.Q. under the Executive Director and eventually
from its separate office at Bikash Bhaban since 24.01.2005.
CCDU
has been making endeavours to promote reform initiatives
by providing HRD & IEC
support to the State Water
and sanitation Mission (SWSM) and district
with regard to Swajaldhara since modified, Water Quality
Monitoring, Surveillance and Improvement Programme &
Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) as well as we as documentation
& advocacy with sharing of successful IEC
& HRD initiatives taken up within
West Bengal and other states.
HRD
activities include capacity building of the functionaries
at all levels, both organizational and technical.
IEC
activities include awareness generation amongst the beneficiaries.
CCDU
seeks the involvement of Panchayat and toehr institutions
/ bodies NGOs, societies & associations as recommended
by the Zilla Parishads.
CCDU
believes in “catch-em-young” by way of involving
school children and also make them aware about the different
water contaminating elements like arsenic, fluoride, iron,
etc.
OBJECTIVES
OF CCDU
To
organize group discussions, seminars, meetings etc.
highlighting the facilities and opportunities made
available to the people
To
share the key concept from supply driven approach to
demand driven approach.
To ensure people’s participation vis-à-vis
assure community ownership.
To develop quality of the users about over all Health
& Hygiene resulting in the environment friendly Nation.
To provide affordable innovative technical option.
To enlighten the users about “Water Quality Monitoring;
Surveillance and Improvement program
To encourage active participation of women.
To promote the concept of rain water harvesting and
water conservation and application.
MAJOR
FOCUSES OF CCDU
A concern at the grass root level
Communicating the message to the masses
Establishing contracts linkages
Reform Initiatives
IEC
ACTIVITIES
Undertaken by CCDU, during 2007-2008 (upto
March), primarily on development / preparation of campaign
and training materials
for District / Block / Gram Panchayet levels on Water
Quality Monitoring Surveillance and
Improvement Programme.
Sl.No. |
Type of IEC
materials prepared |
Distributed
at |
01 |
Folder on CCDU purpose and activity
(What and Why)
|
All districts/ZP/
PS/ GP Govt. Offices, Visitors, Institutions, NGO’s
|
02 |
Brochure on WQMS&IP relating to general and
specific information about drinking water scenario
of WB. |
Do |
03 |
Brochure on WQMS&IP relating to general and
specific information about drinking water scenario
of WB. |
Do |
04 |
Leaflets on safe drinking water based on FAQ format |
Do |
05 |
Leaflets on Arsenic related FAQ |
Do |
06 |
Book on “Bisoy-Jal Samparke Dhyan Dharana”
general knowledge about water. |
Do |
07 |
Booklet on impact of Fluoride in West Bengal |
Do |
08 |
Revised folder on CCDO activity focused on WQMS&IP |
Do |
09 |
WQMS&IP English guidelines translated into
Bengali. |
Do |
10 |
A hand book for training on WQMS&IP for GP
level facilitator. |
Do |
11 |
Posters on water related slogans. |
Do |
12 |
Posters on Arsenic affecting human life. |
Do |
13 |
Prepared CD on water related issues and guidelines |
Do |
14 |
Table calendar 2008 relating to various slogans. |
Do |
HRD
ACTIVITIES
LIST
OF EVENTS ORGANIZED & CONDUCTED BY C.C.D.U.
From 24th December, 2004 Till Date
(December, 2007)
ON
SWAJALDHARA & TSC PROGRAMME
Sl.
No.
|
Event |
No. of
Event
|
Nature of
Participants
|
No.of Participants/
persons covered |
| 1 |
Training programme on Swajaldhara |
19 |
Technical
& Non Technical Person
|
537
( M + F )
|
| 2 |
Sensitization programme on Swajaldhara & TSC |
18 |
Mainly Non Technical Persons |
1170 (approx)
( M + F )
|
| 3 |
Discourse on Swajaldhara & TSC |
4 |
Officials of PHE Dte. |
112
( M + F )
|
| 4 |
Awareness Generation on Swajaldhara & TSC |
2 |
Mass |
1,00,000 (approx)
( M + F )
|
| 5 |
Awareness Generation Meeting on House to House
Connection, South 24 Pgs. |
13 |
Non Technical Persons |
170 (approx)
( M + F )
|
| 6 |
Exposure visit (for School Students to South 24
Pgs Surface Water Project) |
2 |
Students |
180
( M + F )
|
Till now,
CCDU has covered 102060 persons (approx) directly through
various events mentioned in the above table.
ON WATER QUALITY MONITORNG, SURVEILLANCE
& IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME
| 1 |
STATE LEVEL
Five Day TOPT at ATI, Salt Lake
|
3
(24-28th Sept’07)
(8-12th Oct,07)
(26-30th Nov,07)
|
District Coordinators/ Asstt. Coordinators/ Chemists
of the Laboratories |
70 |
| 2 |
STATE LEVEL
Five Day TOPT at ATI, Salt Lake
|
1
( 07-12-2007 )
|
Z.P. Kharmadhyaks has, Z.P. Secretaries, Executive
Engineers of the District in charge of laboratories |
50 |
