CITY SANITATION PLAN - Ministry of Urban Development

CITY SANITATION PLAN BAREILLY
Source Characteristics Emptying and cartage implications
Dry pits/vaults Highly concentrated quasi-solids Vacuum desludging systems are
with high pathogen content required for cleaning of single pit
(depending upon residence Latrines.
time in latrine).
Leach pits As above, but higher moisture content Twin pits can be emptied manually
without the need for specialized
equipment.
Septic tanks Varies enormously depending Septage vacuum trucks are widely
on the number of people utilizing utilized for cleaning of septic tanks.
the septic tank, water consumption,
tank size, and pumping frequency.
Adopted from ‘A Guide to Decision-making—Sanitation Technology Options for Urban India’,
Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) with support from the Water and Sanitation Program South
Asia.
6.3.2 FINANCING OPTIONS
Expansion of sanitation systems will not be possible unless an institution or group of individuals,
preferably the intended users, are willing to pay user charges for the new facilities required. Even
when facilities have been provided, they will fail sooner or later unless funds are available to cover
their ongoing operation and maintenance. So, it will be impossible to first provide and then sustain
services to cities as a whole unless the finances of those who are responsible for providing and
managing them are sound. Most conventional financing goes to established services in already
served areas and to conventional technological and administrative systems. This approach is not
going to fulfill the sanitation target of the MDGs and beyond. To revise the current trend of an ever-
growing sanitation backlog in poor urban areas we need not only to invest more and more wisely,
but also finance in much more creative ways.
Every proposal for a sanitation service, and its non-technical components, needs financing. The
amounts required can be estimated in the early stages of strategic planning, and should include costs
to be incurred by the municipal government and other parties. The strategy will consider both the
initial capital and recurrent financing needs. The sustainability of most sanitation systems depends on
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