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y waste sorted and stored at the Dry Waste Collection Centre

Stories of Impact

Hampi Gram Panchayat, Ballari District, Karnataka

B

ased on the Waste in Waterbodies survey conducted by the Saahas Ballari team, supported

by HCL, many waterbodies filled with waste were identified. In Hampi Gram Panchayat,

during festive occasions, people would litter a particular well and water bodies nearby. ere

was a borewell about 10 feet from the well used by many people, but it had bad water with a lot

of waste in it. Saahas spoke to the concerned Panchayat Development Officer and got the well

cleared. ollowing this, it conducted door-to-door awareness sessions for the residents nearby

and asked them not to litter the well anymore. Due to the intervention, the residents can now

use a clean well without any waste. e quality of the water in the borewell has also improved.

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b

etween past and present recipients, which

is very helpful. e application and selection

process provides immense learning to the

participating NGOs. e rigour of selection

and the kind of questions that are asked

give us insight into our own organizations.

e Grant’s due diligence process sets a

benchmark in the development sector and

provides immense credibility to the winning

NGOs. Specific to the project, the HCL

oundation has assigned a point of contact

for the project who is always available to our

team to address any queries.

The Impact of the HCL Grant

Rele

vance:

Solid waste management

is a priority area for the rural department

of Karnataka, so the project is timely and

important.

InnovatIon:

e project demonstrates

how, if the villages in the taluk practice

source segregation and have good collection

and transportation systems, a taluk-level

Material Recovery acility can manage

plastic waste successfully. is is the first

demonstration, anywhere in India, of

the successful functioning of dry waste

aggregation centers as recommended in

Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) Phase II

guidelines.

ScalabIlIty:

e project demonstrates

how successful pilots can be replicated across

taluks and districts. rom pilots in 5–6 GPs,

through this project, we have expanded to

more than 40 GPs in each of the four districts.

SuStaInabIlIty and fInancIal

modellIng:

e project is designed to be

sustainable through its financial modelling.

As user fees for waste management are

included in the project design, along with

the necessary Information, Education and

Communication (IEC) and capacity building

activities, the sustainability of the system

beyond the project timeline is assured.