Give at least three sanitation problems facing your area and ways of solving them
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Sanitation in India is a multifold
problem. The lack of urban planning, compounded by the fact that many
people (especially unskilled) are migrating to cities means that there
is increase in slum population. There is also water scarcity, inadequate
rural infrastructure, lack of education and homelessness to consider.
To solve all of these situations, following may be implemented-
1) Government housing and planning- For the increasing migration to the cities, there has to be an appropriate city planning at municipal level. This means that the authorities need to ensure a compulsary connection of clean water and sanitation services to all the new house and start ensuring connections to old ones. Governments can also ensure that instead of relocating poorer migrants to slums, they can reside in government sanctioned house with at least one toilet per ten people. This can help reduce slum burden and can help in development of the unconnected slums also.
2) Public toilet facilities- Governments can also ensure establishment of multiple public toilets, which will help dramatically. The lack of public toilets leads to public defecation and in turn spreads infections. Most people are better if heavy investments can be made for the sake of public health. Public toilets should also be maintained properly. It can be done by either private investments or by adopting pay and use format.
3) Establishment of water processing plants- This might be one of the costliest yet worthwhile measures. Most of the sewage in India is unfortunately dumped directly into water bodies like lakes, rivers and oceans. This is problematic not only from an ecological perspective but also social and health. Many people of lower socioeconomic status tend to use the very same water bodies for daily use like drinking and bathing. Processing of sewage, can help in multiple ways as the residual organic waste, can be separated from the water and be used for creating organic fertilizer. Cheaper organic fertilizer means lesser debt for farmers. Add this to decrease in water pollution and we are basically killing two birds with one stone.
4) Education- Education status of the society has to be improved. Increased awareness of different diseases and sanitation problems will lead to informed decision making and better hygiene practices.
1) Government housing and planning- For the increasing migration to the cities, there has to be an appropriate city planning at municipal level. This means that the authorities need to ensure a compulsary connection of clean water and sanitation services to all the new house and start ensuring connections to old ones. Governments can also ensure that instead of relocating poorer migrants to slums, they can reside in government sanctioned house with at least one toilet per ten people. This can help reduce slum burden and can help in development of the unconnected slums also.
2) Public toilet facilities- Governments can also ensure establishment of multiple public toilets, which will help dramatically. The lack of public toilets leads to public defecation and in turn spreads infections. Most people are better if heavy investments can be made for the sake of public health. Public toilets should also be maintained properly. It can be done by either private investments or by adopting pay and use format.
3) Establishment of water processing plants- This might be one of the costliest yet worthwhile measures. Most of the sewage in India is unfortunately dumped directly into water bodies like lakes, rivers and oceans. This is problematic not only from an ecological perspective but also social and health. Many people of lower socioeconomic status tend to use the very same water bodies for daily use like drinking and bathing. Processing of sewage, can help in multiple ways as the residual organic waste, can be separated from the water and be used for creating organic fertilizer. Cheaper organic fertilizer means lesser debt for farmers. Add this to decrease in water pollution and we are basically killing two birds with one stone.
4) Education- Education status of the society has to be improved. Increased awareness of different diseases and sanitation problems will lead to informed decision making and better hygiene practices.
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