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of an additional pit before the first one All villages having septic tanks would need
fills up. to prioritize FSM planning with urban–rural
convergence and ensure the following:
In retrofitting of septic tank toilets, Tamil
(i) mapping of existing or under construction
Nadu (99.7 per cent), Maharashtra (99.5 per
STPs/FSTPs; (ii) tagging of villages for co-
cent), Punjab (82.2 per cent), Bihar (55.9
treatment at STP/disposal at the existing
per cent), Madhya Pradesh (87 per cent)
FSTPs; (iii) mapping of existing STPs/FSTPs
and Kerala (65.8 per cent) reported the
for linkage; (iv) assessment of spare capacity
maximum number of septic tanks with soak
at STPs/FSTPs; (v) mapping of villages
pits; while States such as Goa, Telangana,
requiring new FSTPs; and (vi) mapping/
Jharkhand, Gujarat and Manipur declared/
registration of desludging operators to
retrofitted all identified septic tanks with
ensure mechanized desludging.
soak pits.

utcome

Of the total retrofitted toilets, 8,58,296
single pit toilets were retrofitted into twin

pit toilets; 2,02,521 septic tanks were
attached to soak pits; and 1,24,81,413

septic tanks reported as existing with
soak pits.

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