“This report traces the journey of Chunar from a town without significant septage management to one where it is a role model in septage management in Uttar Pradesh. It aims to capture key lessons of the entire process—from contracting to commissioning a faecal sludge treatment plant, to identifying critical areas of implementation oversight that state agencies need to focus on, and ensuring sustainable operational status and results.”

“This report presents the learnings from challenges faced during the construction of the FSTP, measures taken to overcome these challenges, and the way forward. It provides a valuable case study in the construction and operationalization of a sustainable FSTP and various aspects of implementing context-specific faecal sludge and septage management (FSSM) projects in small- and medium-sized cities of India.”