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CITY SANITATION PLAN - Ministry of Urban Development

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<strong>CITY</strong> <strong>SANITATION</strong> <strong>PLAN</strong> BAREILLY<br />

work began, has shown that achieving clean and healthy slums does not require huge financial<br />

investment. However, what it does require is a city authority sensitive to the problems faced by slum<br />

communities and supportive <strong>of</strong> community action, dedication <strong>of</strong> communities and their support<br />

NGOs. It has been proved that communities can manage their own toilet units and when they do this,<br />

the toilet are much cleaner than when managed by municipal authorities. There have been cases<br />

where the entire community can be declared open defecation free. Further, it has shown that<br />

managing toilets leads to empowerment <strong>of</strong> women with many positive impacts in terms <strong>of</strong> personal<br />

and community development. This experience shows that after reluctance, committees do pay for<br />

using toilets and bathing and washing facilities and these services can be provided at affordable costs,<br />

even for the poorest.<br />

Toilets are only a part <strong>of</strong> the sanitation solution. Sewage, wastewater and solid waste management<br />

must also be tackled by city authorities and this is the area where they must play a lead role.<br />

Tiruchirapalli shows that community managed toilets and bathing complexes provide a model that<br />

can work at city-level when supported by city authorities where declaration <strong>of</strong> 168 slums as open<br />

defecation free made possible.<br />

Alandur Municipality-Public-Private Community Participation In Implementation Of Underground<br />

Sewerage System<br />

Alandur Municipality has succeeded in providing connections to an underground sewerage system to all<br />

its residents, including the urban poor. This was achieved through a combination <strong>of</strong> effective leadership,<br />

political will, mobilizing people's participation, financial planning and forging the right partnerships.<br />

City Pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />

Alandur, a selection-grade municipality, is part <strong>of</strong> Kanchipuram district <strong>of</strong> Tamil Nadu. It is adjacent to<br />

Chennai, at a distance <strong>of</strong> 14 km on the southern side, and forms a part <strong>of</strong> the Chennai Metropolitan<br />

<strong>Development</strong> Area (CMDA). With hardly any industrial base, the town has developed as a residential<br />

suburb <strong>of</strong> Chennai. According to the 1991 Census <strong>of</strong> India, the town has a population <strong>of</strong> 1,25,444, with<br />

32,000 households spread over to 19.5 sq km. Approximately one-fourth <strong>of</strong> its population lives in slums.<br />

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE OF INDIA, HYDERABAD Page 213

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