Urban Sanitation & Wastewater Management
Locally appropriate, data driven, sustainable solutions are necessary for maintaining clean cities, healthy citizens, and preventing pollution of water bodies
Locally appropriate, data driven, sustainable solutions are necessary for maintaining clean cities, healthy citizens, and preventing pollution of water bodies
Large gap in availability of public toilets across cities. Most existing public toilets are not usable.
Only 10% of Indian cities have sewage treatment plants. 70% of sewage flows untreated into water bodies.
Most large cities in India supply water from rivers far away at a huge energy cost. Local sources of water, including treated wastewater are not utilized optimally.
We help cities adopt data driven approach to understand the risks, identify gaps, engage communities, and take action for clean toilets, safe wastewater management, and reuse of treated wastewater.
Our programs impact change at an ecosystem level - from grassroots to policy making.
Implemented Swachh Bharat Mission initiatives across urban areas
Public Toilets assessed, monitored, and improved through data-driven systems
Improved Swachh Survekshan rankings through technical assistance
Explore research, publications, and tools related to this program.
Coffee table book for toilets.
Under the Swachh Andhra’s Agenda, the Andhra Pradesh IEC Project Management Unit (AP-IEC PMU) conceptualized and initiated a structured beach clean-up intervention at Perupalem Beach, West Godavari District, which has emerged as a replicable best practice through strong stakeholder convergence, youth participation, and measurable environmental impact. This case study talks about this initiative.
The Handbook, titled "Standard Operating Procedure- GIS Application in Used Water Management”, has been crafted to enhance the capabilities of all Stakeholders involved in planning and implementation of Used Water Management across the globe. The aim is to elevate the quality of service in Used Water Management throughout by optimizing on open source digital tools.