Meet Our Team

Banasree Das

District Support Specialist

West Bengal

Banasree Das is associated with Water For People India as Project Coordinator since February 2019. She is leading the project implementation process in West Bengal. With more than 8 years experience in managing and leading development projects, Banasree has authored numerous research papers and presented them in national and international seminars and workshops.

Hemant Vasant Pinjan

State-in-Charge

Maharashtra

Hemant Pinjan joined Water For People India in October 2020 as State-in-Charge for Maharashtra. He has two decades of work experience in the development sector that involved planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of various water related projects in Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Most recently, Hemant was Watershed Organisation Trust’s (WOTR) in-charge in Rajasthan for 7 years.

Vinay Mulchand Harswal

Water Resource Management Specialist

Maharashtra

Vinay Mulchand Harswal is presently working as Water Resources Management Specialist with Water For People India to create and develop sustainable solutions for provision of safe WASH services. He joined Water For People India in October 2017 to manage, support and facilitate the integrated water supply in communities and public institutions through community engagement and partnerships.

Tilakchand Suresh Katre

Site Engineer

Maharashtra

Tilakchand Suresh Katre is a civil engineer with 5 years of experience in the development sector with extensive knowledge and management skills. He joined Water For People India in October 2018 as a Site Engineer responsible for managing mini piped water supply schemes in villages and drinking water facilities in schools and Anganwadi centres.

Vijay Singh Bhadoriya

Program Coordinator

Maharashtra

Vijay Singh Bhadoriya has more than 18 years of experience in social development. He joined Water For People India as Program Coordinator in July 2019. He is responsible for scaling WASH facilities in Amravati district, Maharashtra through liasioning and coordinating with government departments, improving quality of services, developing monthly and quarterly program implementation plans, and executing them by providing support to district.

Arpita Banerjee

Accounts and Administration Officer

Arpita Banerjee joined Water For People India in January 2015 and is presently working as Accounts and Administration Officer for West Bengal. Arpita coordinates with management and recommends improvement in quality of accounting and provides operational support. With an experience of 10 years, Arpita is involved in the budget preparation process with the project staff and financial monitoring of the projects.