Bringing sustainable and equitable sanitation services to small and medium towns in India Bringing universal sanitation services across the FSM chain to two small towns in Maharashtra, India and capture the lessons in order to build the capacity of other small and medium cities in the state of Maharashtra and India
Center for Water and Sanitation, CRDF, CEPT University
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This project demonstrates an approach for small and medium towns in India to achieve universal sanitation. This includes promoting ‘one family one toilet’ where possible, as well as safe collection, conveyance, and treatment of fecal sludge. While the local governments are mandated with this responsibility, the project will explore private sector participation for FSM activities and in financing household sanitation as well as FSM. It is expected that work in the two small and medium towns (Wai and Sinnar) will inform state level efforts in developing regulatory frameworks and policies that will overcome the barriers to sanitation service provision in small and medium towns.
Mission
Within 3 years, the objective for this project is to demonstrate a process for small and medium towns to achieve universal sanitation services, including access to toilets, as well as safe collection, conveyance, treatment and disposal of waste, with private sector participation for operation and financing. In the course of this project, we hope to develop regulatory frameworks and policies that will overcome the barriers to sanitation service provision in small and medium towns through three outcomes: o Promote PPP for safe collection and treatment of fecal sludge through decentralized systems o Promote elimination of open defecation in cities through universal access to ‘own’ toilets o Engage private players in the provision of sanitation services, and build the capacity of ULBs to manage their performanceApproach
Research or implementation partners: Local Governments , State Government of Maharashtra, Maharashtra Environmental Engineering Training and Research Academy (MEETRA), Dalberg Global Development AdvisorsAnswer questions about the project
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Market developmentCitiesPublic awareness, advocacy and civil society engagement Operation, maintenance and sustainable servicesPolitical processes and institutional aspectsSpecific to one or several countriesTreatment of faecal sludgeEnabling environment and institutional strengtheningCapacity development (WG1)Market development (WG2)Cities (WG6)Public awareness, advocacy and civil society engagement (WG9)Operation, maintenance and sustainable services (WG10)Faecal sludge treatment processesUK governmentBill & Melinda Gates FoundationUrban (entire city)PractitionersUniversity, education or research institution
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