Books & Manuals

 

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Manual on Construction and Maintenance of Roof Top Rain Water Harvesting using Ferro-cement Technology (View List of Contents)

 

A detailed and comprehensive manual on construction of domestic scale roof top rainwater harvesting systems. Presents the steps in construction in a step-by-step manner with beautiful freehand sketches.

 

This manual is meant for field workers, grass-root implementation agencies and trainers involved in promoting Roof Top Rain Water Harvesting.

UNICEF, New Delhi

Co-authored with colleagues in AFPRO

 

Catalogue of Technology Options in Rural Water Supply (View Sample)

 

A brief and concise presentation of 10 technology options those are most appropriate to the needs of rural water supply in India.  Each option contains approx. cost, advantages, skill needs and suitability.

 

This Catalogue helps in promoting demand-responsive approach in water supply project planning by offering practical choice in technology and service delivery.

 

Unpublished

Few draft copies

are available

for review. Please send

mail to the author

immediately

 

Manual on Technology Options in Water Conservation and Harvesting (in Telugu)

 

A brief and concise presentation of 10 technology options (in-situ conservation & water harvesting) those are most appropriate to the needs of rural water management in India.  Each option contains approx. cost, advantages, skill needs and suitability.

 

Produced for CARE-STEP, Visakhapatnam

Copies are available. Bulk copies also available on payment of actual cost of printing

 

Small Water Harvesting Structures (in Telugu)

 

A manual explaining the various technical aspects related to small water harvesting structures (Tanks and Ponds) in a simple and lucid way. The manual is meant for community level workers involved in planning, construction and maintenance of these structures.

 

Produced for CARE-STEP, Visakhapatnam

Copies are available. Bulk copies also available on payment of actual cost of printing

 

Planning Watershed Projects in 10 Steps

 

A process-oriented book on planning micro-watershed projects with the complete participation of the communities. Contains 4 chapters in 45 pages on A4 size landscape format. Numerous pictures, sketches, tables and illustrations add lot of practical value to the book. The presentation is in simple English and the print is in tri-color. The planning process is explained in a most practical and flexible approach based on the author’s first-hand experience in several states of India.

 

The book is most suitable to all those individuals and grass-root organizations that often engage consultants and professionals for planning watershed projects. With the help of this book, these individuals and organizations will be able to plan and implement the watershed projects on their own.

 

Unpublished

 

Few draft copies

are available

for review. Please send

mail to the author

immediately