Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme, Phase 1 - 2015-2017 To provide public health benefits and city-wide sanitation improvements for urban populations in Tamil Nadu by demonstrating innovations in two model urban locations
Indian Institute for Human Settlements
IIHS
The programme aims to provide public health benefits and city-wide sanitation improvements for urban populations in Tamil Nadu by demonstrating innovations in two model urban locations.
Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) is working with and supporting the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) in the implementation urban sanitation, including inclusive sanitation and Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) across the State through the Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP). Launched with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), TNUSSP has been set up as a technical support unit (TSU) within GoTN’s Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) department.
TNUSSP aims to achieve improvements to sanitation service delivery in Tamil Nadu by demonstrating innovations in two urban areas – Tiruchirappalli city and town panchayats of Periyanaicken-Palayam (PNP) and Narasimhanaicken-Palayam (NNP) near Coimbatore – to build credibility and momentum prior to scaling up across the State.
Advisory and Working Group Committees at State and City levels work to accelerate implementation / development of
• State Investment Plan
• Fecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) at a Town Panchayat to demonstrate mechanical systems
• Technical assistance workshops and exposure visits
• Capacity building initiatives & training programmes
• Conferences/Workshops
• Technical Reports
• Policy papers
• Policy briefs
• Multimedia outputs (Films, Audio clips etc)
• Posters
An Advisory Committee in MAWS Department guides the TSU, that works closely with State Agencies, ULBs, private enterprise and communities, to enable considerable experimentation on ground and testing of innovations especially in two model cities, while assisting State-level scaling up.
Mission
To provide public health benefits and city-wide sanitation improvements for urban populations in Tamil Nadu by demonstrating innovations in two model urban locations, as well as enabling a state-wide scaling up.Approach
PARTNERS TNUSSP is being implemented by a consortium of organisations, led by Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), and comprising IIHS, Gramalaya, Keystone Foundation, CDD. It is funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. There is a second phase to this project, see other entry in project database.Further comments
GayathriProject information on website of iihs
BMGF grant database (brief information)
Answer questions about the project
Gayathri Sarangan
gsarangan@iihs.ac.in
Kavita Wankhade
kwankhade@iihs.ac.in
Filter / Tags
Capacity developmentTechnology comparisonsCitiesOperation, maintenance and sustainable servicesBehaviour changePolitical processes and institutional aspectsSpecific to one or several countriesEmptying and transport (non sewered)Treatment of faecal sludgeEnabling environment and institutional strengtheningDecentralised wastewater treatment (e.g. DEWATS)Faecal sludge treatment processesBill & Melinda Gates FoundationUrban (entire city)Politicians and local decision makersUniversity, education or research institution
Related Countries
India
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