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JAMMU AND KASHMIR
IMPLEMENTS SOAK PITS
FOR GWM
ammu and Kashmir took up the village in Kathua Block, with 357 households,
construction of soak pits as a means to witnessed the construction of over 150
Jeffectively treat greywater and raise the model soak pits, with an additional 100 soak
groundwater table in rural areas. pits currently being built in accordance with
the guidelines provided by DDWS.
This initiative is a crucial component of
SBM-G Phase-II, aimed at sustainable Initially, the village faced challenges in
sanitation, environmental pollution convincing residents about the benefits
prevention and maintenance of clean and process of constructing soak pits. The
villages. community had been misguided to believe
that constructing soak pit would take
The Directorate of Rural Sanitation Jammu
massive efforts at a large scale. However,
and Kashmir was committed to ensuring
through various IEC activities, including
effective GWM in all panchayats. Sahar
awareness campaigns conducted by the
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