West Bengal Government has decided to fast track its activities to achieve Open Defecation Free status by 2017. In a Seminar organised by the FICCI, the State Government shared its expectations from the corporate partners.

1. Expectations and
experiences
CSR IN RURAL
WATER SUPPLY &
SANITATION

3. Construction and use of Sanitary
Toilets
•In all Households (in convergence with
MGNREGA)
•In all educational institutions (Schools/
SSK/MSK)
•In all Anganwadi Centres (in convergence
with the Department of Child Development)
•In all health institutions
•At market places, bus stands and other areas
of congregation

5. Social & Behavior Change
Communication for sustained use of
toilets
•Advocacy with opinion leaders
•Social mobilization activities in the
community, schools, AWCs
•Intensive inter-personal
communication with families

7. Promoting safe hand washing
practices
•At the household, in schools, in AWCs
•Hand washing with soap
•after defecation
•After washing child’s excreta
•Before handling food
•Before feeding children
•Before taking food

9. Promoting safe storage and safe
use of drinking water
•Water collection from
secured sources
•Water preservation in
clean containers
•Safe handling of
water with long
handle ladle
•Serving water in clean
containers
Platform for tube
wells
Soak pits
Water collection and
testing
Prompt action on
water testing reports

10. Going beyond water and toilets
•Arrangements for management of
solid and liquid waste
•Garbage/ compost pits
•Soak pits
•Drains
•Infrastructure for collection and
recycling of waste at the GP/ Block
level

11. Our Commitment:
‘Open Defecation Free West
Bengal’
by March 2017

12. Magnitude of the problem
•Baseline Survey 2012-13 identified 1.51
croe households out of which 67.77 lakh
households lack basic sanitation facility
within the premises
•Out of 3349 Gram Panchayats in the
State, 1072 have been declared ‘Nirmal’
leaving 2277 GPs to cover in three years

13. Magnitude of the problem
•Even in declared ‘Nirmal Gram Panchayats’ ,
the baseline survey has identified several
thousands of households lacking appropriate
sanitation facilities
•Although we have covered more than 90% of
the Schools with basic sanitation facilities,
the revised RTE norm of one School Toilet
Block per 80 students increased the task
manifold

14. Magnitude of the problem
•The State Government faces enormous
challenge in addressing the issue of
sanitation facilities at ICDS Centres not in
Government buildings
•Operation & Maintenance of Community
Sanitary Complexes is a major challenge
•SLWM is another area of concern

15. Our plan and activities
•Pledge to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF)
status by 2017
•Identified 844 Gram Panchayats for achieving
Nirmal status in 2014-15 and the rest in
following two years

16. Three pillars of effective and sustainable WASH
programs
Enhanced child survival &
development
Enabling
environment
Behavior
change
Sustainablewater&
sanitationservices

17. What are our expectations from
the Corporates
•Supporting our initiatives in achieving
Nirmal Gram in 2277 Gram Panchayats
•Major focus on IHHL in households which have
already received some amount of incentive
under Total Sanitation Campaign but the IHHL
got defunct due to low level of investment

18. What are our expectations from
the Corporates
•Supporting special initiatives in 209 Gram
Panchayats by the river Ganges
•Supporting WASH in School initiative
•Supporting upgradation and O & M activities
with local partners in Community Sanitation
Complexes
•Supporting the NGO partnership in Behaviour
Change Communication for sustained use of
the toilets and other Hygiene practices
•Supporting SLWM activities with innovative
interventions

19. Administering pledge for ODF West
Bengal by March 2017

20. Intensive IEC for
achieving ODF
status for West
Bengal

21. Leaflet
on NBA

22. Folk
Songs
on
NBA

23. Info-Booklet
on Water &
Sanitation

24. Documenting activities
in the field:
‘Sabar Sauchagar’ in
Nadia district

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Launching Programme of “Sabar
Shouchagar”
Beneficiaries on queue to deposit
contribution
Work Order to Sanitary Marts for taking
up Construction
G.P.Level Celebration

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Oath Affirmation to make an “Open Defecation Free Nadia District” on
2nd October,2013

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Members of Clusters and SHGs as Audience during the
inauguration of “Sabar Shouchagar” Campaign on 2nd
Oct,13

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Earthwork in Excavation of Foundation of the
Latrine
Installation of
Concrete Pillar
Brick Work in Cement Morter in Superstructure of
Foundation uptp Plinth
Installation of
Concrete Ring
in the Leach
Pit

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Pit Cover
1 2
3 4 5

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33. Let us work together to
achieve ‘Nirmal West
Bengal’ by 2017
Thank you