Berhampur: The Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) has bagged two national awards from Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The awards were presented through virtual function of the ISC-FICCI Sanitation Awards 2020 held Thursday. The Behrampur civic
BeMC bagged the Best Faecal Sludge & Septage Management Model (Urban) Award at the national level. The municipal body was lauded for its innovative, community-driven and sustainable Faecal Sludge and Septage Management system.
The Agrata City Level Federation (CLF) of Mission Shakti SHGs in Berhampur was awarded the ‘Best Engagement Model in Sanitation’ by a social enterprise or a start-up.
BeMC Commissioner Dr Siddeshwar Baliram Bondar expressed satisfaction after the municipal body got the awards. “Community-led faecal sludge and septage management programme was started in 2017 addressing all the stages of the value chain. Construction of community, public and household toilets was done. We had improved our cesspool service delivery and tracking of the cesspool vehicle service was done. And subsequently, septage treatment plant was made functional,” he tweeted.
BeMC got National level '"Best Faecal Sludge and Septage Management Model" Award organized by #FICCI.
Also, Congratulations to AGRATA CLF for "Best Engagement Model in Sanitation by Social Enterprise".@CMO_Odisha @HUDDeptOdisha @Ganjam_Admin pic.twitter.com/Q5GbPHL45L— BERHAMPUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (@BrahmapurCorp) November 26, 2020
“Massive awareness regarding safe faecal sludge management was done and we had involved the SHGs, which was one of the initiatives taken by the BeMC. We are regularly imparting training to all the stakeholders involved in the FSS management,” Bondar added in another tweet.
Berhampur city has adopted a cost-effective, citizen-centric, sustainable model that can be adopted in similar cities across India, informed Bondar.
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