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Sanitation

inDiViDuAL toiLEtS unDEr ngSy – unDEr MAHAtAMA

gAnDHi SWAcHHAtA MiSSion by jamnagar Municipal corporation

ue to absence of underground drainage, many households had connected their individual toilets to single pits that
Dwere constructed without any lining and primary treatment capacities, resulting in ground water contamination
and environmental degradation, with limited real time usage of these toilets. Demand survey for appropriate toilet
was carried out by 35 different NGOs and contractors all over the city including remote and slum areas to identify
beneficiaries who did not have toilet facility. After that, ward wise list of beneficiaries was prepared and work was
allotted to the NGOs / contractors. Under the scheme, JMC provides the contractor an amount of Rs. 14,000 per
individual toilet, which includes a superstructure with a fitted pan, a substructure comprising of a septic tank with
effluent disposal, and a water tank to store water. JMC facilitated the construction of individual toilets as per the
guidelines of the MGSM. The Municipal Council carried out an awareness campaign to generate demand for new toilets
and engaged with Sakhimandals (women’s self-help groups) in slums and trained them to disseminate information
about the MGSM scheme. As on 2017, in last two years, the JMC had facilitated construction of 13,594 toilets, more
than the number of households without toilets as per Census 2011. Earlier, open defecation was observed at 62
places in the city but with the recent initiatives, 44 of these have been permanently cleared; the remaining 18 were
kept under monitoring.13,500 plus individual toilets have been constructed in last two years. The State Government
has felicitated JMC for 100% coverage of individual toilet facilities and awarded a prize amount of Rs 5 lakh.

Septic tank with effluent disposal
Year 2014-15

SABAr SHoucHAgAr-LoW coSt SAnitAtion SoLution

by nadia District Administration

abar Shouchagar (Latrine for All) is a model developed by Nadia District Administration of 2 lakh 62 thousand household latrines. The women SHGs have been selected and trained
S(NDA) to eradicate the menace of open defecation in the district by ensuring latrine to become executors of the programme as Sanitary Mart, who ensured wider community
access and usage, through a community led movement financed by pooling in resources participation, greater involvement and sensitization of women in the entire movement.
available with various existing sector specific schemes. For Rural areas, the funds were Women thus became the catalyst and ambassadors of the programme for rest of the
mobilized through Wage Employment Guarantee Scheme-MGNREGS and National community.
Sanitation Programme - Nirmal Bharat Abhijan (NBA/SBM) at the rate of Rs. 4500 each
per IHHL. To ensure ownership by the individuals concerned, beneficiary contribution
was made mandatory with a minimum of 10% of the total cost. In urban areas, since the
MGNREGA was not available, that portion was funded by the State Government and Rs
3000 per IHHL was contributed by the Urban Local Bodies (ULB).
The prime object was to bring-in behavioral change focusing on individuals and families
practicing open defecation, focusing on transforming the community towards increased
usage and weaning them out of the practice of open defecation. Along with the community,
the stakeholders were District Administration, the ULBs, 3 Tier Panchayati Raj Institute
(PRI) System, CBOs/NGOs who acted as Sanitary Marts (the construction executing
agency), SHGs/Clusters, who acted as change ambassadors and student/teachers/
faith organizations, who catalyzed the community mobilization. The ‘Sabar Shouchagar’
movement was initiated on 15th July, 2013 with a target to enable construction of 3.19 lakh
household latrines (i.e around 15 Lakh people without access to toilet) across the district.
From 15th July 2013 to 30th November 2014, NDA has been able to complete construction View of the treatment plant

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