Rural Sanitation Initiatives for Ganga Rejuvenation in Jharkhand
On 9 May 2016 Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti launched nine projects for rural sanitation initiatives in Jharkhand.
• The initiatives were launched under Namami Gange Programme of the Ministry.
• The main aim of these projects is to improve the health and quality of life of around 45000 households located in 78 villages of the Ganga River basin in Jharkhand
• The projects will cover the entire 83 kilometer stretch of Ganga in Jharkhand.
• Promotion of safe, individual hygiene practices to ensure open defecation free status of all 78 villages along the river Ganga.
• Promotion of cost-effective, appropriate local, low cost, easy to manage technologies to ensure improved access, sustained use and maintenance of infrastructure created for effective management of solid and liquid waste.
• Strengthening of local institutions including panchayats, village level sanitation committees and self-help groups to effectively manage, enhance and maintain facilities established for improved sanitation in the villages and an integrated and a holistic livelihood approach.
• 78 units will be established in project villages for collection, storage and composting of degradable solid waste
• 5460 households will be supported for adoption of composting
• 1860 households will be supported for adoption of Bio gas plants
• Eight village level crematoriums and 32 bathing Ghats will be