In order to understand the urban sanitation challenges in the Indian states, a field based research on septage and wastewater management was commissioned by the Sanitation capacity Building Platform (SCBP) of NIUA. The states of Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana were selected for the study. All the thirteen towns from these states included in this study were selected based on their individual social and geographical context. The ULBs included in the study were found to be... Read more

Sanitation Workers Safety

A consultation was held at NIUA in April 2018 on Sanitation Workers safety, that broadly falls under the popular heading of “manual scavenging” but is not restricted to cleaning of septic tanks alone. Since “manual scavenging” is legislated as a banned activity with penalties, city and town officials deny that it exists. There have been several incidents of deaths and injury of workers engaged in cleaning not only septic tank toilets but also... Read more