4th International Conference on Rain Water Cistern Systems
Manila , Philipines - August, 1989

Section B: Community Participation

Paper B.5

Rainwater Cistern System Training Through Community Participation In Nepal

P. I. Chindaprasirt
Khon Kaen University, Thailand

S.Upadhyay,
Peace corps, Napal

Abstract

The rainwater cistern system concept is still new to the kingdom of Nepal. To promote this concept a training program was conceived by the Office of Peace Corps/Nepal. This paper aims to where and disseminate a ferrocement tank construction and rainwater catchment system training through community participation conducted successfully in July 1988 in the Jana Prakash Primary School, pakhara, Nepal for U.S. Peace Corps water supply volunteer engineers and their co-workers/ counterparts

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