Primove Infrastructure Development Consultants (2020) Operation and Maintenance Manual for the Wayanad FSTP
Kalpetta is a town and a municipality in the Wayanad district, state of Kerala, India. The FSTP uses vermifiltration where worm-based sludge treatment is combined with water filtration to digest organic matter present in septage. The worms need only air, water, and sludge (food) to operate efficiently as a part of the vermifiltration system. The Tiger Biofilter technique is based on vermifiltration. The technology uses a […]
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Water Supply and Sanitation Organization (2018) Community-Led Participatory Approach Towards Sustaining ODF Communities
It is important to insure that ‘sustainability’ is not confused or used interchangeable with ‘ODF+’. The tendency seen in the state is also to declare the community ODF and then quickly move on to a list of activities claimed to be part of ODF+. The acute need at this juncture is to stabilize and streamline the efforts made to declare the GP ODF. The focus […]
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(2019) Poster on Tiger Biofilter FSM Plant
This poster lists the steps in emptying septic tanks and the precautions that need to be undertaken during the process.
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Primove Infrastructure Development Consultants (2020) Operators Manual for the Wayanad FSM Plant
"This operator instruction manual is the reference document for the operation and maintenance of the equipment and processes that comprise the tiger bio filter (TBF) based faecal sludge treatment plant (FSTP) at Wayanad, Kerala. This manual will enable the plant operator and helper to run the plant smoothly and assist during site operations and maintenance work."
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Primove Infrastructure Development Consultants (2020) Safety Manual for Wayanad FSTP
This Manual is needed for the technical persons to be trained as Operators and helpers at the FSTP site at Waynad. It contains Technical Guidelines for carrying out the works. A series of manuals are made, Operation and maintenance manual and Operator Instruction manual are the others. This Health and Safety Rulebook is presented for the use of all employees of the Faecal Sludge Treatment plant […]
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UNICEF and Centre for Policy Research (2020) Solid and Liquid Waste Management in Odisha
The brochure summarizes the FSM project piloted in Dhenkanal, Odisha, and the journey the district undertook to become one of first districts to have 'safely managed' sanitation systems in India. The Project is being implemented in the Dhenkanal district in the state of Odisha in consultation and partnership with the Panchayat Raj and Drinking Water Department and Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Odisha, the […]
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UNICEF and Centre for Policy Research (2020) Towards a Sustha and Swachha Rural Dhenkanal Institutionalizing Faecal Sludge Management for Achieving ODF Plus
As a first step toward the goal of clean and sanitised villages, the state has issued the Odisha Rural Sanitation Policy in October 2020 that guides and enables sanitation interventions in rural areas over a ten-year horizon. In operationalising the Policy and in line with the objectives of SBM-G Phase II, Dhenkanal district in the state, with support from UNICEF and the Centre for Policy […]
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UNICEF (2020) Rural Odisha improves FSM
The case study depicts how a concerted action from the government, UNICEF, Centre for Policy Research, and the Gates Foundation was called for setting up a faecal sludge treatment plant in Dhenkanal district of Odisha.
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UNICEF (2019) Report on Wayanad FSTP
Wayanad's pilot project on faecal sludge management (FSM) has encouraged risk-informed programming, innovation, in the sanitation sector. A unique waste management system has been commissioned in Wayanad that uses vermifiltration (use of worms) to process waste and turn it into compost and useable greywater.
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Government of West Bengal and UNICEF (2020) FSM - Its Need, Process, and Roles of Village Institutions
West Bengal has developed a poster that depicts the techniques involved in managing faecal waste and lists the roles and responsibilities of village functionaries in adopting and promoting FSM in the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission. In Hindi, this two-page poster provides an overview for the public on FSM.
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Primove Infrastructure Development Consultants (2020) Technical drawings of the Wayanad FSTP in India
This is a set of technical drawings for a FSTP built at Wayanad, Kerala. It will be useful for designers of FSTPs for small and medium towns. The schematics are provided in metric units. It has top views, hydraulic flows, unloading platform, screen chamber details, anaerobic digester, intermediate storage tank, drying beds, tiger bio-filters and the overall plan.
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TBF Environmental Consultants and UNICEF (2019) Using Vermifiltration for Faecal Sludge Management
The Government of Kerala became open defecation free in 2016, allowing it to tackle the next challenge on the sanitation cycle - Faecal Sludge management. With funding support and supervision from UNICEF, and technical implementation by PriMove and TBF Environmental Solutions, Wayanad district constructed a Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) that uses earthworms to filter through the waste and produce safe compost and […]
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Sengupta, S., and Anand, S. (2020) Toolkit for Managing Faecal Sludge in Rural Areas (in Hindi)
Faecal sludge management is essential to consolidate the gains from Swachh Bharat Mission. This is a toolkit in Hindi for practitioners for FSM in rural India. This toolkit in Hindi is a useful toolkit for managing faecal sludge in rural areas. It fills a gap in know-how and is of use to planners and practitioners to improve the management of faecal sludge in rural areas. […]
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Verma, R., Sengupta, S., and Anand, S. (2020) Toolkit for Managing Faecal Sludge in Rural Areas
This toolkit (in English) is intended for practitioners and designers of faecal sludge management systems. It is a useful toolkit for managing faecal sludge in rural areas. It fills a gap in know-how and is of use to planners and practitioners to improve the management of faecal sludge in rural areas. While written with India in mind, it can be used in other developing countries. A […]
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UNICEF India (WASH) (2020) FSM, A Priority for Improving Quality of Health and Water Sources Faecal sludge management is essential to consolidate the gains from Swachh Bharat Mission
The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), the flagship sanitation scheme of the Government of India has revolutionized India’s sanitation landscape. However, there are still gaps which need to be bridged to sustain and build upon the success realized. This article by the UNICEF India water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) team highlights why faecal sludge management is the next practical step to keeping India safe and clean.
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Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (2021) Faecal sludge management in India A quick take on FSM policies and practice
This leaflet in English presents a summary of the national policies and some initiatives to manage faecal sludge from around the country. It ends with suggestions for managing faecal sludge covering technology, community engagement and tariffs.
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NFSSM Alliance & Niti Aayog (2021) Faecal Sludge and Septage Management inUrban Areas Service & Business Models
The Faecal Sludge and Septage Management: Service Business Models shares leading practices and innovations to improve how faecal sludge is managed, and how to expand services to the millions of people living in thousands of cities in urban India, lacking access to safely managed sanitation.
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(2018) Faecal Sludge Management in Rural Areas under SBM-G
UNICEF and the Water Supply and Sanitation Department of Maharashtra developed a manual to appraise government and village functionaries about the technical aspects, legal provisions, service value chain of FSM, relevant technologies of containment, collection, transportation and methodology for planning, implementation and monitoring of FSM projects.
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(2020) Sand art on handwashing to prevent COVID-19 Sand Art video on Hand washing: Hand-washing with soap remains the first line of defense in preventing the spread of Coronavirus
This short video promotes handwashing with soap using sand art as the medium. The commentary is in Odiya.
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UNICEF (2020) Handwashing options to combat COVID A compilation of handwashing options
Handwashing with soap is critical in the fight against COVID-19. This film is compilation of different design options for minimal touch hand wash facilities located in Odiya.
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