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Sanitation

Main focus
Main focus of the project :
a. To enable technological intervention to achieve desired ‘No manual sewer operations’.
b. To have enabling regulatory framework restricting manual sewer operations.
Establishment of priorities :
HMWSSB took the leadership role in implementation of no manual scavenging by:

y Modification of existing rules and procedures related to sewerage operations and
contracting leading to enhanced safety of workers.
y Facilitating the development of mini sewer jetting vehicle through M/s Tata Motors
and M/s. Kam〖Avida.
y Helping the scavengers and people from backward classes to avail the government
incentives for purchasing the vehicles and machines.
Mobilization of resources

he model for removing manual scavenging has been based on an entrepreneurship
Tand ownership mode. The vehicles owned by suppliers or contractors, are mostly from
deprived section or backward classes of the society. Nearly 75% of the capital investment
was mobilized through loan from State Bank of India (SBI) under the ‘Start up India’ funds,
for those who were buying the machines, to provide hire services to HMWSSB. Promoter
Manhole in narrow lane
has contributed the remaining amount and has received a working capital loan as well.
Key dates Working capital fund of Rs 1.25 Lakhs was facilitated as bank overdraft. The SC/ST owners
could apply under ‘T〖Pride scheme’ of Telangana Government, by which the investment
Dates Significance/Achievement
subsidy of 35%/45% (for men /women) and interest subsidy of 9% could be availed.
17/08/2016 Circular regarding prohibition of hazardous cleaning by manpower Now 72 mini sewer-jetting vehicles, owned by people who were from manual scavenging
entering into sewer manholes
backgrounds, are hired by HMWSSB for cleaning activity.
09/01/2017 Government Accorded Permission to engage Mini Sewer Jetting HMWSSB has played the role of a facilitator in identification and development of customized
Vehicles on hire basis.
equipment along with the supplier and assistance in mobilization of financial assistance.
25/01/2017 Engaged a partnership with Ramon Magsaysay Award Winner, Sri Thus, HMWSSB did not bear any direct financial expenses, however it pays utilization
Bezawada Wilson of Safai Karmachari Andolan and conducted expenses on a monthly basis. Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
awareness workshops with workers, staff, 89 NGOs and residential has invested Rs. 24 crore for this project during two consecutive years of 2017-18 and
welfare associations to eliminate manual scavenging 2018-19, Rs. 12.63 crores and Rs. 11.37 crores respectively. The technical resources
13/02/2017 Circular incorporating necessary safety clauses in the tenders for were required to have custom made machines to penetrate the narrow lanes for cleaning.
sewer cleaning Technical associations for developing mini sewer jetting machines were fulfilled by M/s.
05/06/2017 Deployment of mini sewer jetting machines Tata Motors for the chassis of the vehicles and M/s. Kam Avida Enviro Engineers, Pune
for assembling and mounting of the equipment onto the chassis. Dalit Indian Chamber of
05/06/2017- Training on Standard operating procedures developed for manhole Commerce and Industry (DICCI) has rendered non-technical, managerial and investment
09/06/2017 cleaning delivered by ASCI for all workers associated with manhole
cleaning. services to the potential bidders. They helped the interested people in procurement of
funding through ‘Stand up India’ Scheme, purchase of vehicles, uploading and filing of bid
24/08/2017 Presentation by MD, HMWSSB at Ministry of Urban Development, documents for the tender on hiring Mini Sewer Jetting Vehicles to HMWSSB and applying
New Delhi for subsidy under Telangana Government’s ‘T‐Pride Scheme’. Human resource for the work
05/10/2017 A Four Member Team of Delhi Jal Board visited HMWSSB to study primarily came from the same set of people who earlier worked as or had the background
about working of Mini Air Jetting machines. of manual scavengers. They were provided appropriate training and awareness sessions
08/09/2017 Visit of Delhi SC/ST Welfare Minister to HMWSSB. for this purpose.
Process
21/05/2018 ‘Telangana State Excellence Awards 2018’ conferred for efficient sewer
operations by use of Mini Sewer Jetting vehicle for eliminating Manual MWSSB has played the role of regulatory agency, which took the lead in identifying
scavenging.
Hand implementing appropriate regulatory framework, facilitation in technology
19/11/2018 AMRUT Tech Challenge Award 2018 under ‘Cleaning of Sewerage development through technology partners, and identifying the route for enablement of it’s
Systems’ category award has been conferred to HMWSSB on the ‘no manual scavenging’ initiative. It has formulated some steps to reach its aim regarding
occasion of World Toilet Day – New Delhi.
‘no manual scavenging’, viz. firstly, utilization of all Mini Sewer Jetting Vehicles by HMWSSB
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