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Resources for Planning Scheduled Desludging of Septic Tanks
March 2019
CPHEEO recommends that septic tanks be emptied every 2/3 years. The new Swachh Bharat ODF+/++ protocol also mandates safe management of faecal sludge from all toilets particularly emptying of onsite sanitation structures atleast once in two years for a city to be declared ODF++. This is difficult to achieve for ULBs on a demand-based model of desludging. The cities of Wai and Sinnar are the first cities in India to implement scheduled desludging of septic tanks for FSSM. It is expected that other cities will take up this model for FSSM for becoming ODF++. This presentation provides resources and describes the steps required to implement such a service in a city.
