Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme, Phase 1 - 2015-2017

Purpose

To provide public health benefits and city-wide sanitation improvements for urban populations in Tamil Nadu by demonstrating innovations in two model urban locations

Activities

The programme aims to provide public health benefits and city-wide sanitation improvements for urban populations in Tamil Nadu by demonstrating innovations in two model urban locations.

Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) is working with and supporting the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) in the implementation urban sanitation, including inclusive sanitation and Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) across the State through the Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP). Launched with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), TNUSSP has been set up as a technical support unit (TSU) within GoTN’s Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) department.

TNUSSP aims to achieve improvements to sanitation service delivery in Tamil Nadu by demonstrating innovations in two urban areas – Tiruchirappalli city and town panchayats of Periyanaicken-Palayam (PNP) and Narasimhanaicken-Palayam (NNP) near Coimbatore – to build credibility and momentum prior to scaling up across the State.

Advisory and Working Group Committees at State and City levels work to accelerate implementation / development of
• State Investment Plan
• Fecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) at a Town Panchayat to demonstrate mechanical systems
• Technical assistance workshops and exposure visits
• Capacity building initiatives & training programmes
• Conferences/Workshops
• Technical Reports
• Policy papers
• Policy briefs
• Multimedia outputs (Films, Audio clips etc)
• Posters

An Advisory Committee in MAWS Department guides the TSU, that works closely with State Agencies, ULBs, private enterprise and communities, to enable considerable experimentation on ground and testing of innovations especially in two model cities, while assisting State-level scaling up.

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Objectives

To provide public health benefits and city-wide sanitation improvements for urban populations in Tamil Nadu by demonstrating innovations in two model urban locations, as well as enabling a state-wide scaling up.

Further information

PARTNERS

TNUSSP is being implemented by a consortium of organisations, led by Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), and comprising IIHS, Gramalaya, Keystone Foundation, CDD. It is funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

There is a second phase to this project, see other entry in project database.

Contact information

Gayathri Sarangan
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Kavita Wankhade
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Behaviour change Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Capacity development Cities Decentralised wastewater treatment (e.g. DEWATS) East Asia & Pacific Emptying and transport (non sewered) Enabling environment and institutional strengthening Faecal sludge treatment processes Operation, maintenance and sustainable services Political processes and institutional aspects Politicians and local decision makers Specific to one or several countries Technology comparisons Treatment of faecal sludge University, education or research institution Urban (entire city)

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