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The Tara Handpump: The Birth of a Star UNDP/World Bank Discussion Paper Series

Description:

This is the story of the Tara handpump. The Tara (Bengali for "Star") is a low-lift direct action handpump developed in Bangladesh using concepts now proving to be suitable for community water supply applications in a number of other developing countries.

Bibliographical Information:

KJELLERUP, B., JOURNEY, W. K. and MINNATULLAH, K. M. (1989) The Tara Handpump: The Birth of a Star. UNDP/World Bank Discussion Paper Series , Water and Sanitation Program , The World Bank , Washington D.C., USA

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