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CHALLENGES FACED • One of the major challenges in rural areas is the
disinfection of piped water supply. Consequently, the
Trusts and implementation partner organisations have
• Erratic rainfall due to climatic change has also impacted
developed low-cost In-line Chlorination (ILC) which can
groundwater availability, with sources drying up fast and
disinfect the water and provide safe drinking water to
in the absence of structured rainwater harvesting e orts,
rural communities. The CAPEX and OPEX of the
source sustainability will be a critical issue, going
systems are very low and the operations and
forward. Similarly, springs which are a major source of
maintenance can be e ectively managed by local
water supply to hilly regions are drying up and discharge
village-level technicians. Further, the system works on
in most of the central and western Himalayan region has
gravity; since no external energy source is required, it is
fallen rapidly. Given this scenario, both climate
a green solution.
mitigation and adaptation strategies need to be
advocated among the local communities to build
their resilience.

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