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FSTP IN BENIPUR
SERVICES 11 GPs
n FSTP of 3 KLD capacity was An MoU was signed on 13 October 2022
th
constructed across an area of 1.92 between the main stakeholders of Benipur
Aacres in Benipur GP of Amethi FSTP – District PRD and 11 GPs. From the date
District in Uttar Pradesh under the SBM-G of signing of the MoU, the responsibility of
campaign. The plant, which services a O&M has been taken over by the respective
cluster of 11 GPs and one Nagar Panchayat panchayats.
and caters to a population of 6,30,503
The need: FSM has been rapidly evolving
individuals, has been operational since
and gaining importance as a non-sewered
2021.
sanitation alternative. It is one of the
The 11 GPs in the cluster are Jangal economical and sustainable solutions to
Ramnagar, Jangal Tikri, Tikariya, Saraikhema, the sanitation problems in rural and sub-
Mehmudpur, Parsawa, Kharauna, Thaura, urban areas. One of its key elements is
Sarwanpur, Raibha and Benipur. Until now, the establishment of FSTPs, most of which
7,52,500 litres of faecal sludge have been take into account the ease of construction,
brought to the facility for treatment by capital cost, and reuse of infrastructure.
desludging tankers 156 times.
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