NEDIYIRUPPU GRAMAPANCHAYATH
SO : SEUF

Nediyiruppu is one of the backward Grama Panchayaths in Malappuram District with a number of small hillocks and hence experience acute drinking water shortage during the period from February to May. The Sodo-Economic Unit Foundation (SEUF) is the Supporting Organisation of this pilot Grama Panchayath.

Organisational set up of SO

The CBNP volunteers, who are the residents of this Grama Panchayath are motivated and used to organise neighbourhood groups along with the community organisers and facilitators. After the formation of 67 NHGs, 40 scheme sites were identified where the drinking water scarcity is a serious problem.

This GP has a good network of public stand posts through two major water supply schemes of DANIDA and KWA. These schemes provide 235 public taps and 140 house connections in all around the Grama Panchayath. But, due to lack of proper planning in identifying water sources for these projects majority of the taps are dry and the users have doubts whether the new scheme will yield better results. It is to be noted seriously that more than 7 crores, had been spent for the completion of these two schemes covering Nediyiruppu and Kondotty GPs. The apprehensions of the beneficiaries were cleared slowly by building awareness before launching the new scheme aided by the World Bank with the involved participation of the community at every stage. Now, 14 beneficiary groups have come forward with confidence to take up water supply schemes for their own. For all the 14 projects, CEPs have been prepared, scrutinised and IPQA signed.