The Ministry of Jal Shakti began ‘SUJALAM’, a ‘100 days campaign’ as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations to create more and more ODF Plus villages.
Context
The Ministry of Jal Shakti began ‘SUJALAM’, a ‘100 days campaign’ as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations to create more and more ODF Plus villages.
About the campaign
- The effort of the campaign would be directed towards achieving the ODF plus status for villages across the country in an accelerated manner in a short time.
- The campaign will not only build desired infrastructure i.e. soak pit for management of greywater in villages but will also aid in sustainable management of waterbodies.
- The disposal of waste water and clogging of waterbodies in the villages or on the outskirts of the villages remain one of the major problems.
- The Campaign would help in management of the wastewater and in turn would help to revive the waterbodies.
ODF+ and ODF++
- ODF+ and ODF++ are aimed towards proper maintenance of toilet facilities and safe collection, conveyance, treatment/disposal of all faecal sludge and sewage.
- ODF+ focuses on toilets with water, maintenance and hygiene
- ODF++ focuses on toilets with sludge and septage management
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Key-activities under the mission
- Organise community consultations
- open-air meetings and gram sabha meetings to analyse the current situation
- Pass a resolution to maintain ODF sustainability and achieve needed number of soak pits to manage the greywater
- Develop a 100 days' plan to undertake sustainability and soak pit construction-related activities
- Construct requisite number of soakpits
- Retrofit toilets where needed
- Ensure all newly emerging households in the village have access to toilet
