Practice Name:

Water purification for drinking

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Category	Agriculture,Water Management,Water use
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Banana pseudostem
Details Of Innovation	Water Purification for drinking During rainy season, water is stored in the wells. This is purified by putting banana pseudostem into the well. One year old banana pseudostem is cut just above the root portion. The terminal portion is also removed. This middle portion of pseudostem is thrown into the well and left for 3 to 4 days. After that the pseudostem is removed the dirt and colloidal matter present in the well water will adhere in the pseudostem. In this way the water is purified. This is done once in a year.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Geetha bowmic M
District	South Andaman
KVK District	NRM Division, CIARI, Port Blair
Address	Andaman & Nicobar Island
Languages Spoken	Bengali/Hindi
Vocation	Farming
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
PIN Code	744101

PAS 1	"Water purification."https://www.britannica.com/topic/water-purification
PAS 2	"Guide to Safe Tap Water and Water Filters."https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/about/guide-safe-tap-water-and-water-filters
Agro Ecological Zone	The Islands Region-XV,Port Blair
Practice ID	TAM0010000000036
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1166
Reference	HBN database
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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