Subharti & Unmukt Bharat National Sanitation Movement

 

Sanitation is a broad term that includes disposal of human excreta, wastewater, solid wastes, domestic, personal hygiene, etc. Human excreta is the cause of many enteric diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, typhoid, infectious hepatitis, hookworm etc. Studies reveal that over 50 kinds of infections can be transmitted from diseased persons to healthy ones by various direct/indirect routes from human excreta that cause nearly 80% of the disease in developing countries.

 

Sanitation study on India

Recent evidence indicates that India is heading towards a major sanitation crisis in the coming years. The fastest growing economy seems to have missed out on having adequate toilet facilities for as high as 65% of its population. Nearly half of India’s 1.2 billion people have no toilet at home, but more than half of India's people own a mobile phone, indicates the latest census data.

 

According to the census of 2011, 53.1% (63.6% in 2001) of the households in India do not have a toilet, with the percentage being as high as 69.3% (78.1% in 2001) in rural areas and 18.6% (26.3% in 2001) in urban areas. Furthermore, field studies indicate that even the use of the existing toilets in both rural and urban areas is very low. These facts have also been reconfirmed by another report released on 6th March 2012 by the WHO/UNICEF’s Joint Monitoring Programme on sanitation for the Millennium Development Goals, which has also indicated that 59% (626 million) Indians still do not have access to toilets and practice open defecation and that majority of them live in rural areas.

 

India still has the largest number of people defecating in open in the world, according to a new United Nations report. The report has prompted the Indian Government to admit it as a "huge shame".

 

"Globally, India continues to be the country with the highest number of people (597 million people) practising open defecation," says the report - the Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation-2014 update - released in Geneva today.

The report jointly prepared by the WHO and the UNICEF says that eighty-two per cent of the one billion people practising open defecation in the world live in just 10 countries.

 

About Unmukt Bharat & Subharti National Sanitation Movement

Realising the threat of sanitation crisis in India, Unmukt Bharat & Subharti jointly come forward to support their bit in Sanitation Movement at National Level in India with a view to make India totally sanitized, healthy and livable, ensure and sustain public health and environmental outcomes for all citizens.

 

Mission:  Construction and maintenance of public toilets at rural areas on ‘pay & use basis’. Recycling and reuse of effluent through simple and convenient method is the major breakthrough in the field of sanitation and community health. Cost-effective sanitation, clean and green rural area, prevention of environmental pollution and development of non-conventional sources of energy.\

 

 

Goals:

·         Awareness generation targeting behavior change

·         Creation of open defecation free rural areas

·         Sanitary and safe disposal of all human and liquid wastes

·         To develop state sanitation strategies and plans

·         Generating awareness amongst households and institutions about sanitation and its linkages with public and environmental health.

·         Promoting mechanisms to bring about and sustain behavioral changes aimed at adoption of healthy sanitation practices.

·         Encourage recycle and reuse of treated waste water for non‐potable applications, wherever possible.

·         Promoting proper usage, regular upkeep and maintenance of household, community and public sanitation facilities.

 

Strategy:

1.      Survey:

To conduct research survey in Rural Areas to know the status of sanitation report and availability of house hold toilets.

If Non Availability, Then seeking out the reason from the following:

1.      Financial Problem

2.      Lack of Space

3.      Mentality Paradox

 

2.      Analysing Data:

After completion of research survey, collecting data and analysing the same to know the requisite of the researched area for sanitation and toilet.

1.      No. of Toilets to be constructed.

2.      Space for Construction.

3.      Estimation of Expenditure for Toilet Construction.

 

3.  Collection of Funds:

1.      Collection of Funds from Area.

2.      Collection of Funds from Sponsors.

3.      Seeking for Funds from Local Authority/State or Central Govt. or M.P./MLA of that Jurisdiction.

4.      Finance Planning

 

4. Delegation of Duties and Responsibilities

1.      Coordination with Village Pradhan and Gram Panchayat to assist in this Abhiyan.

2.      Appointing Volunteers from that Area to assist in this Abhiyan.

3.      Appointing a Care Taker for the Toilet Complex.

 

5. Execution: Construction of Toilets

After the above steps, Unmukt Bharat will initiate the construction of Subharti Jan-Suvidha Kendra, i.e, Toilet Complex along with Clean water supply in the said area in association with sponsor willing to support this noble cause.

Training:-  In order to inculcate skills towards constructing, operating and maintenance of various low-cost water supply and sanitation schemes. Unmukt Bharat will provide training for those interested in working in these fields. In the curriculum due emphasis will be given to awareness, health, sanitation, education, personal hygiene, motivation, publicity etc., crucial for the success of sanitation movement.