M.P. Water and Land Management Institute
(WALMI), Bhopal

The course will also help them understand Nature-based Solutions (NBS) to treat the greywater at the source and in a decentralized manner. The course will also help them broaden their understanding of types of water – blue, grey, green, and black.

• To create an understanding of the existing problems in greywater and sanitation management.
• Understanding the frameworks and regulations applicable for improved water and sanitation for all.
• Acquaintance with Nature-based solutions and other tools and approaches for greywater and sanitation planning and monitoring.
• Understanding the concept and approach of water and sanitation safety planning to protect public health.

Course Design

The training will be conducted using classroom lectures, group work, practical sessions and if possible short field visit to understand greywater. It will also discuss carefully case stories across the world to understand the impact greywater already made in our lives and how people address the problem and treat their greywater using nature-based solutions.

Targeted Participants

NGO professionals, PHED engineers, RES engineers, Consultants and other officials working in the drinking water sector including College students of social work, engineering, rural management etc.

Course Fee

Rs. 8000/- per participant which includes course material, welcome kit, certificates and lodging boarding during the course. Participants who do not wish to use the accommodation facility are required to pay only Rs.12000 /-

Sandeep Khanwalkar is a practical, hardworking, experienced and highly motivated rural development professional with substantial proven experience in diversified areas including participatory planning, grant management, development, design, effective management and scale-up of programs, partnership development, contributing to the country’s strategic plan, fundraising, capacity building of teams, monitoring and evaluation of programs and activities, policy advocacy, writing quality reports and mobilizing resources in India with the state governments, the UN agencies, ICRISAT, USAID and the leading INGOs. He has worked in different reputed organization in leading positions with the Government of Madhya Pradesh as State Coordinator Crops and Livelihood, Adviser- Natural Resource Management, Inspire Network for Environment and Senior Course Expert, Development Alternatives. Currently, he is implementing an ambitious project to treat the black water through Nature-based Solutions in Dr Ambedkar Nagar earlier known as MHOW in association with Cantonment Board. Khanwalkar has also get awarded for excellent performance in executing Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) two irrigation projects Maan and Jobat of NVDA as a team leader in the year 2010. He is a member M.P. State Livestock Policy formation committee, Revival of traditional water bodies of Madhya Pradesh and many more.