7 r PRED 87 mi irra 31st March - 2nd April 1987 HYDERABAD. IP Panphayati Raj Engineering Dep Government of Andhra Pradesh Step well Akkampalli Cause for Guineaworm. Technological Mission in action. Geophysical Survey at R. K. Puram, Kurnool Dist. WORKSHOP ON ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN RURAL WATER SUPPLY 31st MARCH-2nd APRIL 1987 JUBILEE HALL, PUBLIC GARDENS, HYDERABAD :. [•.}/{.) L' --,2 v. jixt '.'-.'•.{:.'.'. Conducted by NAGARJUNA RURAL ENGINEERING TRAINING CENTRE Panchayati Raj Engineering Department ANDHRA PRADESH Co-sponsored by Department of Rural Development GOVERNMENT OF INDIA With best compliments from .• 11 M/S. M. B. SPUN PIPE | 11 INDUSTRIES | ; $ PALASA, SRIKAKULAM (Dt.) S SUPPLIERS of: I SPUN PIPES l/Wr/» 6esf compliments from | M/s. Annapurna Concrete | | Spun Pipe Co., | HUNDER ROAD, HANMAKONDA. ^ Phone:7300 3^ With best compliments from: jf» ft $ | M/s. SRI PAVANI | ft Engineering Company * $ VISAKHAPATNAM. | ft * Jk . SUPPLIERS OF : & g SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS, EJECTO PUMPS $ ^ AND ALL TYPES OF VALVES g ft •» ft » ft »• W/?/? best compliments from £ f M/s. Satyanarayana $ Spun Pipes Company | GHANPUR, WARANGAL DIST. * Workshop on Role of Technology in Rural Water Supply Organising Committee: Chairman : Sri D. BHASKAR RAO, Superintending Engineer (PR), Hyderabad Secretary . Sri S. V. RAMACHANDRA REDDY, Executive Engineer Members : 1. Sri G. NARAYAN REDDY, Executive Engineer 2. Sri M. K. AZAD, Executive Engineer 3. Sri LAXMA REDDY, Deputy Executive Engineer 4. Sri NARSING RAO, Asst. Executive Engineer - Sub-Committees: Publications: I. Sri D. Sheshaiah Sastry, EE 2. Sri Radhakrishr.a, DEE 3. Sri Ahmed Abdul Samee, AEE 4. Sri M. S. Parwaiz, AE 5. Sri H. S. C. Kumar, AEE 6. Sri N. Prabhakar, AEE 7. Sri D. Ramesh Chandra, AEE 8. Sri R. P. Nanda, AEE 9. Sri Purnachandra Rao, AEE 10. Sri K. P. Prasad, AEE 11. Sri Micheal, AE Reception: 1. Sri Narasimha Swamy, EE 2. Sri Ranga Rao, DEE 3. Sri J. Prabhakar Rao, DEE 4. Sri Jagadeswara Reddy, DEE 5. Sri Prakash Reddy, AE 6. Sri Dayanand Dass, AE 7. Sri Surendra Kumar, AE Conference Arrangements •. 1. Sri C. V. Ramaohandra Reddy, EE 2. Sri G. Satyanarayana Rao, DEE 3 Sri D. Bala Kishan, DEE 4. Sri Rama Mohan Rao, DEE 5. Sri M. A. Qadeer, AEE 6. Sri Ramgopal Reddy, AEE Business: 1. Sri S. V. Narayan Reddy, SE 2. Sri S. S. Naidu, EE 3. Sri Sampath Kumar, DEE 4. Sri R. P. Nanda, AEE 5. Sri Pratap Reddy, AEE Catering: 1. Sri G. Narayana Reddy, EE 2. Sri Laxma Reddy, DEE 3. Sri Shekar Reddy 4. Sri Badruddin, AE 5. Sri Qamruddin, AE 6. Sri Prakash Rao, AE 7. Sri Kumar Swamy, AE 8. Sri Ambaji, AE 9. Sri Yadava Reddy, AE 10. Sri Anjan Reddy, AE Invitations: 1. Sri Laxma Reddy, DEE 2. Sri B. N. Amarnath, AE 3. Sri Subash, D'Man. 4. Sri Bhaskar Rao, VDO 5. Sri Janga Reddy, SIRD Exhibition: 1. Sri N. Suryanarayana, Superintendent, W/S, Hyderabad 2. Sri Narsing Rao, AEE 3. Sri H. S. C. Kumar, AEE 4. Sri R. P. Nanda, AEE 5. Sri Bhaskar, AEE RAJ BHAVAN HYDERABAD. 27ih March. 1987 KUMUD JOSHI Governor Andhra Pradesh JVCessage 1 am happy to know that the Panchayati Raj Engineering Department in collaboration with the Department of Rural Deve- lopment, Government of India, is organising a Workshop on the Role of Technology in Rural Water Supply and that a Souvenir is being brought out to mark the event during the month of March/ April, 1987. 2. Technology is a very important factor in rutal water supply, including maintenance of sources, equipment and management of water. I am sure, the Workshop will lay emphasis on these various aspects and come out with practicable suggestions to give an appropriate interpretation to the concept of rural water supply. I send my best wishes for the success of the Seminar. Sd/- , (KUMUD JOSHI) HYDERABAD. Date: 27-3-1987 N. T. Rama Rao Chief Minister JVtessage I am glad to learn that Panchayat Raj Engineering Department is conducting a workshop on "Role of Technology in Rural Water Supply" and bringing out a souvenir to commemorate the occasion. In this context, I would like to remind that there would be no meaning if the technological tests and results are confined to laboratories and workshops only. The fruits of technology should reach the common man and help better his standard of life and conditions of living. This workshop gains special significance in view of the fact that provision of drinking water in urban and rural areas became a challenging responsibility which has to be accepted with the limited resources at our disposal and all other constraints encountered by us. I congratulate the Organizers for their meaningful efforts and wish the Workshop all success with rewarding results. (A. 7. (lama Raa) HYDERABAD Date 24-3-1987 Karanam Ramachandra Rao Minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural Development JVtessage It gives me immense pleasure to note that a Workshop on "Role of Technology in Rural Water Supply" is being held from 31st March - 2nd April, 1987 at Jubilee Hall, Public Gardens, Hyderabad. I am also happy to know that about 40 papers on various technical and other aspects connected with Rural Water Supply Schemes will be presented and discussed during the Workshop. I am sure the Workshop will discuss the various areas on the subject and will come-out with constructive and practical suggestions for a more effective implementation of the Rural Water Supply Programme with optimum utilisation of resources. I wish the Workshop a grand success. (K, Raa) K. E. Krishna Murthy Hyderabad Minister for Major and Medium Irrigation Dated 30-3-7987 JYtessage I am very happy to learn that the Panchayati 3^aj Engineering Department, J^ural Water Supply, is conducting a Workshop on of Technology in ^.ural Water Supply. I hope that this Workshop will provide appropriate technological solutions to different drinking water problems of JJural areas in general and in Xurno°I District in particular. I wish the organisers of the Workshop all success in their endeavour. id/- Mutt Ay Shravan Kumar, I.A.S. ^Bggg& HYDERABAD-500 022. Chief Secretary to Govt. Dated 25-3-1987 JVtessage I am glad that the Panchayati Raj Engineering Department is organising a workshop on "Role of Technology in Rural Water Supply" from 31st March to 2nd April, 1987. The importance of providing protected water supply to the urban and rural areas in our country need not be over-emphasized. Whatever steps are taken in this direction either by adopting suitable technologies or by involving the beneficiaries would go a long way in achieving the mission. I trust the workshop would provide a good opportunity to the participants to consider various aspects and suggest plan of action in achieving the objective. I wish the deliberations all success. WELCOME ADDRESS The Hon'ble Minister for Panchayat Raj &: Rural Development, Sri Karanam Ramchandra Rao, the Hon'ble Minister for Major <Jc Medium Irrigation, Sri K.E.Krishna Murthy, the Mission Director, Mr.G. Ghosh, distinguished guests and dear delegates, , It is my privilege and pleasure to welcome all of you on my behalf and on behalf of Panchayati Raj Engineering Department, on the occasion of conducting "Workshop on Role of Technology in Rural Water Supply". This workshop is being conducted under the aegis of the Nagarjuna Rural Engineering Training Centre which was instituted in March, 1986 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh with matching assistance from Government of India. The basic aim being providing training facilities to the field staff of Panchayati Raj Engineering Department, the motto being "better knowledge better service". During the last one year, this institute has conducted 7 courses on varioius subjects and provided training to 187 candidates. One of the objectives of the Technology Mission set up by the Government of India for Rural Water Supply is to promote awareness through regional Seminars among the implementing agencies. The present workshop is designed to fulfil this objective, and to help speed up the working of the implementing agencies towards faster achievement of the main objectives of the Technology Mission. The workshop, apart from the . inaugural session, will have technical sessions covering the aims and objectives of Technology Mission for the first two days followed by concluding sessioin, and an open session on 2nd April, 1987. In the technical sessions, the experts from various research institutes and faculties will speak upon important issues related to various aims of Technology Mission. The open session is primarily designed to provide an impetus to the Panchayati Raj Engi- neering Department delegates to make them to react to the present day technologies and also to create a forum for expressing their views and to enhance their professional competence which is the basic require- ment for the present day professional-oriented working. Besides the technical sessions, an exhibition is also arranged to demonstrate various improved technologies in the field of rural water supply and rural sanita- tion programmes. At this stage, I would like to submit that the Government of Andhra Pradesh, has taken effective steps to solve the drinking water problem in the rural areas. At the end of Vlth Five Year Plan, we could be able to achieve the targets laid down at the national level. During the first two years of the Vllth Five Year Plan, decks are cleared for smooth sailing towards achievement of not only the Decade goals but also towards achieving the broad objectives and aims of the Techno- logy Mission for Rural Water Supply. The State has already established , IS-WA-1 a lead in the country in the field of implementation of the Technology Mission activities in Kurnool district.