Fecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM)
Why FSSM is so Important:- To eradicate open defecation from both rural and urban India, Swachh Bharat Mission was launched by Government of India on 2nd October 2014. The focus of the mission was to construct toilet for safe containment of FS and subsequent treatment of the sludge through treatment plants to protect human health and environment. Large number of household and public toilets were constructed in the purview of the mission. In the events of septic tanks or pit latrines become full, and the sludge is largely discharged untreated into open drains, irrigation fields, open lands or surface waters due to lack of infrastructure & enforcement of laws. To address latter issue, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched to provide sewerage facilities and septage management process across the country. In a view to manage FS in an environmentally safe & sustainable manner, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs MoHUA), GOI,