Research Article
WAMIS Database: Enhancing Sustainable Usage and Effective Management of Water Points
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
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| Volume 97 - Issue 10 |
| Published: July 2014 |
| Authors: Ally S. Nyamawe |
10.5120/17046-7358
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Ally S. Nyamawe . WAMIS Database: Enhancing Sustainable Usage and Effective Management of Water Points. International Journal of Computer Applications. 97, 10 (July 2014), 38-42. DOI=10.5120/17046-7358
@article{ 10.5120/17046-7358,
author = { Ally S. Nyamawe },
title = { WAMIS Database: Enhancing Sustainable Usage and Effective Management of Water Points },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
year = { 2014 },
volume = { 97 },
number = { 10 },
pages = { 38-42 },
doi = { 10.5120/17046-7358 },
publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA }
}
%0 Journal Article
%D 2014
%A Ally S. Nyamawe
%T WAMIS Database: Enhancing Sustainable Usage and Effective Management of Water Points%T
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%V 97
%N 10
%P 38-42
%R 10.5120/17046-7358
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract
Effective management and sustainable usage of water points is vital for reliable supply of safe water to a public. Poor management of water points is named to be a contributor to the non-functioning of water points. Misallocation of efforts due to poor decision making such as concentrating water points in one village and leave demanding village unsaved is also a challenge. Despite of the devoted efforts that Tanzania has made to ensure sustainable and sufficient water availability, still the situation calls for more improved interventions. In this paper, WAMIS (Water-points Management Information System) is developed with a pivotal role to computerize water points' information handling and support precise decision making for effective water points management and sustainable usage.
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