CSE’s Programme Support for FSSM in U.P. - CSE PSU team conducted a series of orientation sessions to municipal functionaries

On a request of Director, Local Bodies Directorate, PSU team has conducted a series of orientation sessions to municipal functionaries on 15 Sept, 15 Nov., 29 Nov., 19 Dec. and 20 Dec 2019. Around, 60 officials includingExecutive Officers, Revenue Officials and Sanitary Inspectors of ULBs which are mostly Nagar Panchayat i.e. smaller cities from Uttar Pradesh has been sensitised through these orientation programs. The session is of 1 hr on briefing the officials on the initiatives of CSE’s Programme Support to the state, needs for effective FSSM, key highlights of state FSSM policy, health & safety aspects and CSE’s pilot initiatives in Bijnor & Chunar. Sessions were taken by all the PSU team members including Rahul Mankotia (on CSE’s Programme Support in the state), Naveen Kumar (on CSE’s Programme activities in the state), Sarim Ansari (on establishing FSTPs in the state), Nida Ahmed (on need for IEC – Behaviour Change Communication for sustaining ODF). This was followed by interactive session & IEC exercise at CSE’s Knowledge Resource Centre. The CSE team has further elaborated about the next steps in FSSM interventions in UP. There was encouraging response from the ULBs and has requested for more such sessions. CSE team shared their contact details in-case the ULBs needed further information. 

Outcome:
During an interaction with Executive Officer (BakshiKaTalab) ULB, PSU got to know that a Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant is proposed in the ULB through ULB's own source of funding. The project is supported by WaterAid. The EO invited the PSU team for a site visit for site identification and discussion on implementation of FSSM in the city. The CSE has received one more invitation by the BarwarKheri Nagar Panchayat for the technical guidance on the proposed FSTP plant which is 60 km away from Nagar Panchayat