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Women are pioneering inclusive water and sanitation services in urban poor settlements
Posted on 28 Feb, 2023 07:16 PMAcross the world and in India, collective organisations run by and representing women have emerged as important platforms for demanding basic amenities like water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure and services.
![Women-led community-based groups connect with the urban local body for issues related to solid waste collection and accessing desludging services for on-site sanitation systems. (Image: CPR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2023-02/lead%20image%202%20of%20IMG-20220525-WA0026.jpg?itok=-NJVH6Wg)
Land and environmental approvals needed for faecal sludge treatment facilities
Posted on 23 Dec, 2020 04:02 PMDespite an enabling framework for implementation of Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM) initiatives, there exists a vacuum concerning specific guidelines/rules for the selection of sites for setting up of Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants (FSTPs).
![The site for the FSTP should be able to accommodate present and anticipated future requirements. (Image: SCI-FI, CPR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/lead.jpg?itok=ur0nC6bT)
Getting communities engaged in faecal sludge management
Posted on 22 Dec, 2020 05:05 PMGyanchand Mishra, Councillor of Ward 3, is the President of the Ward Sanitation Committee (WSC) and is also a member of the City Sanitation Task Force (CSTF).
![Community engagement structures at the slum level have ensured that the most marginalized and vulnerable sections of a city, that is, the slum communities now have a voice. (Image: SCI-FI, CPR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/women.jpg?itok=fzkgDn5X)
Strengthening institutional arrangements for faecal sludge management
Posted on 20 Dec, 2020 06:09 PMFaecal Sludge Management (FSM) has close linkages with a variety of development themes such as environment, health and human rights.
![An assessment at the beginning of Project Nirmal indicated the absence of institutional mechanisms for effective coordination and collaboration among the various government departments across state, district and local levels (Image: SuSanA Secretariat)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/fstp-susana.jpg?itok=js4nt9xD)
Putting faecal sludge management on track
Posted on 20 Dec, 2020 12:44 PMTo fully leverage the health, well-being and environmental benefits of improved sanitation access provision of safe, economical and sustainable emptying, transportation and treatment facilities for faecal waste become imperative.
![Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant at Dhenkanal, Odisha](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2020-12/fst_plant.jpg?itok=u8HevKlA)