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There are challenges and opportunities in India’s 2024 liquid waste management rules

A lot needs to be done to ensure that sewage treatment in India becomes more efficient and manageable and environment ministry’s liquid waste management rules are a welcome step in that direction

By: Faraz Ahmad, CSE 15 Oct 2024

Report

Co-Treatment Manual

It facilitates assessing feasibility of and planning for co-treatment in a town with one or more STPs and allied infrastructure. A practical, step-by-step workbook-style booklet provides handholding support to users. Dasra anchored this in collaboration with Wash Institute and CDD Society.

By: 26 Aug 2022

Report

SUJOG/DIGIT

A case study on the use of innovative solutions by the Odisha government for FSSM. Provide enhanced urban services through a digital interface to apply for or transfer connections, realtime bill generation, make online payments

By: 26 Aug 2022

Report

FSSM in Urban Areas: Service and Business Models

The document is presenting a variety of leading practices in FSSM in urban India. These service and business models are identified across the FSSM value chain to cover Containment, Emptying and Transport, Treatment and Safe Reuse and Disposal of treated faecal waste focused examples. The cases cover state and city interventions to demonstrate learning from state-wide approaches, city level initiatives, private sector-led models, community participation and share the progress made in the sector. This report is intended for city managers, municipal functionaries, elected representatives, state decision makers, CSOs and private sector players to understand the developments in FSSM and opportunities it presents.

By: 26 Aug 2021

Video

A Closer Look at India's First FSTP in Devanahalli

We are excited to take you through India's first successful pilot Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) in Devanahalli, Karnataka. With 95% of Indian towns lacking underground sewerage systems, the FSTP offers a solution for treating faecal sludge and converting it into compost for farmers. The Devanahalli FSTP is effective, aesthetically pleasing, and built at a low cost. The video outlines five steps to set up a decentralized Faecal Sludge Management system for any town or city in India, including assessment, land allocation, regulatory environment creation, financial modeling, and community engagement.

By: 18 Jul 2019

Video

Let's Talk Shit with NFSSM Alliance!

Through an interactive game show format, ‘Let’s Talk Shit!’ lays down the implications of lack of proper management of human waste on the environment and human health and introduces Feacal Sludge and Septage Management, explaining the need for FSSM and breaking it down in a simplified narrative style.

By: 18 Jul 2018