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SWACHH BHARAT MISSION(GRAMIN)
2 DAYS WORKSHOP WITH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS ON DEVELOPING STATE STRATEGY FOR
ODF SUSTAINABILITY
Organised by: Swachh Bharat Mission(Gramin)
Department of Panchayatiraj, U.P
Supported by: UNICEF, U.P, Lucknow
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REPORT OF WORKSHOP WITH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
ON DEVELOPING STATE STRATEGY FOR ODF SUSTAINABILITY
Swachh Bharat Mission(Gramin) organised a 2 days workshop with its Development partners for developing
strategy of ODF Sustainability. UNICEF, UP supported for organising this workshop under the leadership of
Mission Director, SBM(G). It was organised in Hotel Lineage, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow from 8th to 9th May
2019.
Participants: 52 (including RPs)
DD, SBM(G), DD (Panchayat), WASH Specialist/Officers of UNICEF, Delhi & Lucknow, State officials of World
Bank, Water Aid, WSSCC, National level Resource persons, state representatives of PLAN India International,
Save the Children, Aga Khan Foundation, GEAG, World Vision, SARTHAK, State SBM(G) Consultants, YP and
IED/UNICEF Consultants. The workshop was chaired by Mission Director, SBM(G). Participants list at
annuxure-A.
Objective of the workshop:
The major objectives of the workshop are;
Building consensus among the SBM(G) team and partners about essential tools of ODF-S
Developing a roadmap for implementation of ODF-S
Finalizing training module of SLWM and ODF-S Framework
Day wise session summary
Day-1 (8th May 2019)
Session-1: Welcome address, participants introduction & objective sharing
On the opening day, the Deputy Director(P) & Nodal Officer, SBM(G), Sri Yogendra Katiyar extended a warm
welcome to all the participants and expressed that it is a matter of satisfaction that all Development
partners come together to discuss and develop strategy of ODF Sustainability for the state and roadmap for
its implementation. It is desired that soon after election, the state will take all initiatives to expedite ODF-S
process. The workshop was inaugurated by the dignitaries by lighting the lamp. In the concluding of the
session, participants including resource persons shared their introduction.
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Session- 2: Presentation by WASH Specialist, UNICEF, Mr. Chiranjibi Tiwari on Emerging issues and visions
for sustaining ODF UP
He appreciated the effort of SBM(G), Govt. Of UP for achieving the task of achieving the state ODF status. But
the challenge is what next. The major points of his discussion was:
How to sustain what have been
achieved.
SLWM- key to sustain ODF
Areas to harmonize the efforts & move
together
ODF-S is more difficult than ODF. Single
technology adopted for toilet
construction, incentive for toilet fixed
@ Rs. 12,000/-, CLTS & BCC tools
effectively used for community
mobilization, strong leadership by DM
For SLWM, solutions for all villages won’t be similar, hardware cost, estimates, design may
be different. Plans to be approved by competent authority, institutional structure is
different- so it’s a complex process.
SLWM is not merely about construction rather it is about proper management and behavior
change.
For effective management- agreement on framework, preparation & use of toolkit, massive
capacity building etc. required.
Other aspects of ODF-S like MHM, water security & safety, retrofitting, IEC/SBCC, proper
planning and delivery mechanism needs to be strengthened.
Session-3: Inaugural address by Mission Director, SBM(G), Mr. Akash Deep (IAS)
In the inaugural address, the Mission Director expressed that SLWM comprises a chain of things like-
segregation of waste at source, its collection &
transportation, treatment, recycle, reuse and disposal of
rejects. It is a complex process and don’t cater single
solution. But the State’s priority is to adopt a simple, low
cost and feasible approach for its planning &
implementation.
He gave a nice expansion of SLWM as: Simplified Low
Cost Working Mechanism. In his view, while planning for
SLWM, the economics of it must also be considered.
SBCC is one of the important factors for the success of
SLWM. In that context, he cited the example of SLWM project of Varanasi which does not seem very
successful. The major reasons may be due to involvement of more capital expenditure and less
community participation & ownership. Operation & Maintenance of created assets is one of the
important aspects of SLWM and it is not possible without strong community participation. But it is
learning and we must learn from failures not to repeat it and move forward. There should be a
common framework for all Development Partners and co-ordination among each other for effective
implementation of SLWM.
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Session-4: Presentation by DD(P) & Nodal Officer, SBM(G), Mr. Yogendra Katiyar on objective
Sharing and State’s perspective on ODF-S & Roadmap
The DD(P) in his presentation shared the objectives of the workshop and the components of ODF-S.
He clearly explained major points of ODF-S Planning and activities to be undertaken by State mission
like: strengthening of Swachhagrahis & Nigrani
Samities, promoting School & AWC Sanitation, MHM,
provision of safe drinking water by PWS, SLWM,
plantation & CSC. There are certain challenges for
achieving it like: absence of guidelines of retrofitting,
construction of toilet by own resource, O&M of CSC,
paucity of fund as per requirement and ensuring
continuous engagement of community/trained
resources for ODF-S. To address such challenges,
support of Development partners is required in the
following aspects like:
Framing of guidelines for retrofitting
Developing Model SLWM projects for scaling
up
Capacity building of Human Resources
Literature development for MHM and C.B
Organising Exposure visits on successful projects
Documentation of best practices for replication
Session-5 : Presentation by Mr. Sujoy Majumadar, WASH Specialist, UNICEF Delhi on National
perspective on ODF-S
In the presentation, he focussed on the perspective of MoDWS i.e. Capacity enhancement initiative
for PRIs. He expressed that GoI is now taking initiatives for involving the PRI members in ODF-S so
their capacity building is crucial. Development of roadmap for their C.B is under process. Their
service will be utilized not only for sanitation but also for promoting water safety and security. The
idea is to transforming villages into- Swachh & Sujal
Gram.
He explained the concept of ODF+ = ODF-S+
SLWM.
ODF-S comprises of: # Sustained use of toilets
# Retrofitting
# New HHs to be covered
# O&M of toilets including institutional &
public places
SLWM:
# Faecal Sludge Management
# Bio-waste Management
# Grey Water Management
# Plastic Waste Management
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Session-6: Presentation by State representative, Water Aid, Ms. Anjali Tripathy on Role of Water
Aid and its contribution
In her presentation she informed about the focus districts of W.A, activities taken so far and planning for 2019. Like:
Capacity building of DPRO/DPCs on ODF plus components and sustainability at state level
Training of core group at State level on MHM Workshop for CDOs at state level on SLWM
and MHM Exposure visit to model developed in Lucknow Capacity building support of district level team Retrofitting GAPs mapping in direct /focused
GPs Construction support of PWD toilets in villages
She shared about some model initiatives taken on SLWM by Water Aid in Lalpur village of Mohanlalganj block of Lucknow.
Session-7: Presentation by Mr. Arun Dobhal, Senior W&S Specialist, World Bank and Mr. Rahul
Mallik, Associate Director, PWC on Training module of SLWM & FSM
Mr. Dobhal shared that World Bank is
providing technical support in UP for
preparation of state specific strategy for
rural waste management. In its strategy,
waste is considered as a resource and its
scientific management will result into
multiple benefits to individuals at
community. The new term introduced in this
context is SLRFSM.
World Bank has designed the 5 days module
of SLRFSM for C.B of Master Trainers. Mr.
Rahul discussed the day wise session plan including M-water App, suggested activities to be
taken up at GP level etc. He also shared extracts of some field experience and suggestive action
points. It is agreed that the session plan will be discussed in groups and to be finalized.
Session-8: Presentation by National level Resource Person Mr. Nitya Jacob Strategy for
sustaining Sanitation in U.P
He has drafted the ODF-S Framework for UP supported by UNICEF. In his presentation he
discussed about definition of Sustainable sanitation, its objectives, challenges in sustaining ODF
status in UP, critical actions to be taken, major issues to be addressed, suggestive institutional
framework. He also shared the key focus areas for sustaining ODF status as- retrofitting,
IEC/SBCC, role of school, FSM and capacity building. The document drafted will be discussed in
groups and feedback/input to be taken from participants to improve upon.
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Session-9: Presentation by Mr. Mahim Kumar, State SLWM Consultant, SBM(G) on Approach
for Solid & Liquid Waste Management in the state
In the presentation he discussed on objective and institutional framework as well as major
challenges encountered for planning and implementation of SLWM in the state. However the
main focus of his discussion is different technology options (Nadep, vermi composting, pipe
composting, soakpit, pond stabilization, bio-gas etc.) of SLWM which is low cost, easy to
implement, feasible and require less technical knowledge to implement. He stressed that simple
and traditional ways of managing solid & liquid waste should be adopted in the villages and
emphasis to be given for reducing the waste at source and its reusing as far as possible.
Session-10- Presentation by Ms. Madhurima Sangma, National RAL Consultant, WSSCC on
intervention made so far & way forward
In the presentation she shared that the
major focus of WSSCC will be on capacity
building of different stakeholders
including PRIs, Pump Operators &
Swachhagrahis. She informed the house
that preparation of ToT manual &
triggering tool for SLWM is under process,
Master trainers to be developed at state
& district level to train Swachhagrahis for
behaviour change.
Session- 11- Presentation by Mr. Pramod Dabarase, Director, CSEDI & Resource Person
Mr. Pramod, National level Consultant, supported by UNICEF has drafted process guidelines for
developing GP SLWM Plan for the state. In his presentation, he discussed about steps of SLWM
Plan, Key elements of GP plan, timeline, necessary conditions for inter-departmental co-
ordination and template for 5 year Model SLWM Action plan. The document prepare will be
discussed in group and feedback/input of members and participants will be incorporated before
its finalization.
Session-12- After all the presentations, the participants were divided into 5 groups to discuss
about key identified 5 areas/topics. The
5 topics of discussion are as follows:
I. ODF Sustainability Framework
II. IEC/SBCC Strategy for ODF-S
III. 5 year GP level SLWM action Plan
IV. Retrofitting
V. 5 days Training Module on SLRM & FSM
The day concluded with group discussion by
participants on above topics.
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Day-2 (9th May 2019)
Session:1- Presentation by Mr. Bhai Shelly, C4D Specialist, UNICEF on Strategy Guidelines for SBCC in SLWM
In his presentation he discussed about the major barriers and motivators for implementing SLWM, what will
be the communication strategy at individual, community and policy level, communication approaches, media
vehicles, preparation of SBCC plan & its implementation and monitoring indicators to measure the impact.
Session-2 : Group Presentations
In the second session, all the 5 groups discussed in details about the topics assigned to them and
presented the group findings in the presence of MD & DD. Inputs of the participants are also taken
by the groups for incorporation. Some clicks of the group work & presentations are as follows:
Mr. Sunil Giri of PWC/W.B presented on ODF Sustainability, key challenges, field observations and factors affecting ODF-S in the state.
The case of Bhawpur GP of Rajpur block of Ghaziabad district was presented by Mr. Vasu S. Misra & Mr. Janmejoy Kumar where some initiatives of SLWM initiated.
Ms. Madhushree Pandey, Head, SARTHAK presented on accelerating MHM & WASH in school outcomes in UP. She shared the successful implementation of GARIMA project based on MHM in the state. SARTHAK is supporting MHM in 9 districts of the state supported by UNICEF viz. Shravasti, Gonda, Balrampur, Bahraich, Ghaziabad, Bulandsaher, Sonebhadra, Bhadohi & Mirzapur and the future roadmap for its promotion.
It is also shared in the house that 28th May is the World MHM Day and it is planned to organize a state level event on that day.
In the closing session, it is agreed that UNICEF(sl. II & IV) , World Bank(Sl. I &V) & Water Aid (Sl. III)
will work on the 5 documents/guidelines/topics incorporating the feedback/inputs of members
presented during group work and submit to SBM(G) within a time frame for further action. Mission
Director appreciated the effort put by all the Development partners for providing support and taking
forward ODF-S including SLWM. The workshop concluded with vote of thanks by DD to Chairman &
all participants.