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Nearly 80 % of the sludge — a human excreta and water mixture that bears disease-carrying bacteria and pathogens — remains untreated and is dumped into drains, lakes or rivers, posing a serious threat to safe and healthy living.
• As per the 2011 Socio Economic and Caste Census, 1,82,505 households in rural areas are reported as manual scavengers. They face serious health hazards due to absence of proper disposal system or safety regulations in place.
• More than 70 % households with safe sanitation facilities are based on such onsite systems, and in a majority of cities there are no sewered networks or sewage treatment plants.
National Policy on Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM)
• To set the context, priorities, and direction for, and to facilitate, nationwide implementation of FSSM services in all ULBs such that safe and sustainable sanitation becomes a reality for all in each and every household, street, town and city. • Enable and support synergies among relevant Central Government programs such as SBM, AMRUT and the Smart Cities Mission to realise safe and sustainable sanitation for all at the earliest, possibly by the year 2019. • Mitigate gender-based sanitation insecurity directly related to FSSM, reducing the experience of health burdens, structural violence, and promote involvement of both genders in the planning for and design of sanitation infrastructure. • Define the roles and responsibilities of various government entities and agencies, and of other key stakeholders such as the private sector, civil society organisations and citizens for effective implementation of FSSM services throughout the country.
Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) System: FSM involves collecting, transporting and treating fecal sludge and septage from pit latrines, septic tanks or other onsite sanitation systems. This waste is then treated at septage treatment plants, which can be later reuse or disposed sustainably. It has following significance:
Therefore Sludge management is integral to Waste Management.
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