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- Students at the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University launched the Water Shield initiative in Velur to improve drinking water safety.
- Participants assess well-water quality and implement nature-based phytoremediation using vetiver roots in local ponds.
- The team trained local volunteers as water guardians and distributed safety kits to sixty households.
- This community-focused effort recently won a grant from the Chevron Corporation for its One Health approach.
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- Long-term efficacy of the vetiver-based phytoremediation system in local ponds
- Continued impact of the water guardians community volunteer program
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Divya Rani Thomas
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“The project covers 60 households in Velur panchayat. Students are assessing well-water quality and identifying possible sources of contamination”
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…of Drinking Water Quality and Health Risks in Velur, Keralam, with Community-Based Intervention — is being led by final-year veterinary students of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU). “ The project covers 60 households in Velur panchayat. Students are assessing well-water quality and identifying possible sources of contamination ,” said Divya Rani Thomas, Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Public Health, KVASU, who is mentoring the project. But the students are not stopping with laboratory testing. Potential solution They are…
“The students have also created a cadre of community volunteers called “water guardians,” who are being trained to support continued local action on water safety”
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…roots as a low-cost, nature-based approach to improving water quality. They have conducted awareness programmes on safe water handling, hygiene and sanitation and distributed Safe Water Chain kits to households. The students have also created a cadre of community volunteers called “water guardians,” who are being trained to support continued local action on water safety , Ms. Thomas said. ‘Water Shield’ was selected as a winning entry in the Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) 2026 - Regional Student Competition: One Health Campus-to-Community Challenge and received…
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