The lack of a post-handover operation and maintenance plan for handpumps has created an "install and forget" model.
| Title | Operation and maintenance of public handpumps in rural Bangladesh : a mixed model |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2024 |
| Authors | Dey, D, Baetings, E |
| Secondary Title | Singapore International Water Week. Water Convention. Theme 5: Water Quality and One Health |
| Pagination | 3 p. : 1 fig. |
| Date Published | 06/2024 |
| Publisher | IRC |
| Place Published | The Hague, the Netherlands |
| Publication Language | English |
| Abstract | The Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) is the responsible line department to provide water services in small towns and rural areas of Bangladesh. This study looked at the process DPHE follows to select, install, and handover water services in rural areas. It was found that DPHE's effort is mainly limited to the installation of handpumps. Operation and maintenance (O&M), as well as minor and major repairs of the handpumps becomes the responsibility of the users. Rough estimates indicate that DPHE has installed more than 1 million handpumps over the past 30 years. Despite that safe water service delivery remains a challenge in rural areas of Bangladesh. One of the reasons is that there is no post-handover operation and maintenance plan for the handpumps DPHE installs which makes it an "install and forget" model. This paper outlines the lack of clarity in roles and responsibilities in the handover process which results in poor O&M of the DPHE installed handpumps. [author abstract] |
| Notes | Includes 3 ref. |
| URL | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TnqDvhEWOX2oBeni7DrhAz4o6asP-FJQ/view |
