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Women are pioneering inclusive water and sanitation services in urban poor settlements

Case of Dhenkanal, Odisha

Posted on 28 Feb, 2023 07:16 PM

Across 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)

Land and environmental approvals needed for faecal sludge treatment facilities

There is an urgent need for specific guidelines and rules for the selection of sites for setting up faecal sludge treatment facilities.

Anju Dwivedi

Shikha Shukla Chhabra

Posted on 23 Dec, 2020 04:02 PM

Despite 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)

Getting communities engaged in faecal sludge management

Community engagement structures, especially at the slum and ward level, can take on roles with adequate capacity building and training inputs.

Anju Dwivedi

Shikha Shukla Chhabra

Shubhagato Dasgupta

Posted on 22 Dec, 2020 05:05 PM

Gyanchand 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)

Strengthening institutional arrangements for faecal sludge management

Project Nirmal created sub-city level (slum and ward) engagement structures to enable meaningful participation of all households, in the planning and management of sanitation service delivery.

Anju Dwivedi

Shikha Shukla Chhabra

Shubhagato Dasgupta

Posted on 20 Dec, 2020 06:09 PM

Faecal 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)

Putting faecal sludge management on track

The cost and revenue projections for both on-demand and scheduled desludging scenarios were elaborated upon in the faecal sludge management plan for Dhenkanal Municipality.

Anju Dwivedi

Shikha Shukla Chhabra

Shubhagato Dasgupta

Posted on 20 Dec, 2020 12:44 PM

To 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

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