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into twin pit toilets, awareness drives were sent to Hinjilicut MRF for further processing
conducted until all those toilets were under the convergence programme.
retrofitted, as they were the preferred toilets
LWM: With the supply of drinking water
in rural areas.
to every household, the consumption of
Rural mini micro composting unit and water at the household level has increased,
MMF: Under the tagline ‘Mo Swabhimaan resulting in higher generation of greywater
Swachh Ganjam’, the District administration at the household level. Similarly, community-
of Ganjam set up a Rural Mini Micro level water points such as tube wells and
Composting Centre (MMCC) and an MRF in wells generate a considerable amount
Sasan Ambagam GP to manage solid waste of greywater. To address this, the GP has
generated in rural areas. constructed individual household soak pits
and community soak pits to manage the
The business model of this initiative is a
greywater generated.
self-sustainable sanitation model. SHGs are
given control of the facility, who are able to IEC and capacity building: The focus of
generate revenue through the sale of Mo SBM-G has been on the construction of
Gaon Khata (compost) and recyclable dry toilets as well as behaviour change. Sasan
waste. Till date, the sale of recyclables to Ambagam GP has conducted various
local kabadiwallahs generated a revenue IEC programmes and capacity building
of Rs. 16,000, and around 300 kgs of low- activities on these SBM-G components to
density plastic bags (non-recyclables) were bring about the desired behaviour change.

utcome

All systems are in place for SLWM. To improve the

aesthetics of the GP, regular cleanliness drives
are undertaken with community participation.
Ganjam is also known as the land of ponds, and

Sasan Ambagam GP has several water bodies.

Considerable attention is given to the cleaning of
these water bodies during the cleanliness drives, as
a result of which they are clean and well-maintained.

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