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Action plan: achieving a Swachh Bharat by 2019 through Swatch Bharat Abhiyan (Rural
Areas)
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22/08/2014 Ministry Of Drinking Water And Sanitation
In the context of the declaration of the plan to achieve Swachh Bharat by 2019, the Ministry
of Drinking Water and Sanitation has prepared a note on the Swachh Bharat Mission.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: The present goal under NBA is to achieve 100% access to
sanitation for all rural households by 2022. Under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan(SBA), the Goal is
now pre-poned to make India Open Defecation Free (ODF) India by 2019 by construction of
individual, cluster & community toilets; and villages will be kept clean, including through solid
and liquid waste management through Gram Panchayats. Water pipelines have to be laid to
all villages enabling tap connection into households on demand by 2019. In this matter, cooperation and convergence of all Ministries, Central & State schemes, CSR &
bilateral/multilateral assistance may become necessary as well as new & innovative ways of
funding such interventions.
Attachments: Shortened Swachch Bharat.Pdf
Tags: Rural Sanitation India Sanitation Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign)
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Sanitation
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Sanitization (classified information).
Example of sanitation infrastructure: Shower, double-vault urine-diverting dry toilet (UDDT)
and waterless urinal in Lima, Peru
Sewage treatment plant, Australia.
Example for lack of sanitation: Unhygienic ring-slab latrine in Kalibari community in
Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact
with the hazards of wastes as well as the treatment and proper disposal of sewage or
wastewater. Hazards can be either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of
disease. Wastes that can cause health problems include human and animal excreta, solid
wastes, domestic wastewater (sewage, sullage, greywater), industrial wastes and agricultural
wastes. Hygienic means of prevention can be by using engineering solutions (e.g.,
sewerage, wastewater treatment, stormwater drainage, solid waste management, excreta
management), simple technologies (e.g., pit latrines, dry toilets, UDDTs, septic tanks), or
even simply by personal hygiene practices (e.g., hand washing with soap, behavior change).

The World Health Organization states that:

"Sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of
human urine and feces. Inadequate sanitation is a major cause of disease world-wide and
improving sanitation is known to have a significant beneficial impact on health both in
households and across communities. The word 'sanitation' also refers to the maintenance of
hygienic conditions, through services such as garbage collection and wastewater disposal.[1]
Sanitation includes all four of these engineering infrastructure items (even though often only
the first one is strongly associated with the term "sanitation"):
Excreta management systems
Wastewater management systems
Solid waste management systems
Drainage systems for rainwater, also called stormwater drainage
Despite the fact that sanitation includes wastewater treatment, the two terms are often use
side by side: people tend to speak of sanitation and wastewater management which is why
the differeantiation is also made in the sub-headings in this article. The term sanitation has
been connected to several descriptors so that the terms sustainable sanitation, improved
sanitation, unimproved sanitation, environmental sanitation, on-site sanitation, ecological
sanitation, dry sanitation are all in use today. Sanitation should be regarded with a systems
approach in mind which includes collection/containment, conveyance/transport, treatment
and disposal or reuse.[2]
Contents [hide]
1 Wastewater management
1.1 Collection
1.2 Treatment
1.2.1 Centralised treatment
1.2.2 On-site treatment, decentralised treatment
1.3 Disposal or reuse of treated wastewater
2 Types of sanitation
2.1 Dry sanitation
2.2 Ecological sanitation
2.3 Environmental sanitation
2.4 Improved and unimproved sanitation
2.5 Lack of sanitation

2.6 On-site sanitation

2.7 Sustainable sanitation
3 Solid waste disposal
4 Food preparation
5 Health impacts
6 Improving global access
7 History
8 References
9 External links
Wastewater management[edit]
Collection[edit]
For more details on this topic, see Wastewater.
The standard sanitation technology in urban areas is the collection of wastewater in sewers,
its treatment in wastewater treatment plants for reuse or disposal in rivers, lakes or the sea.
Sewers are either combined with storm drains or separated from them as sanitary sewers.
Combined sewers are usually found in the central, older parts or urban areas. Heavy rainfall
and inadequate maintenance can lead to combined sewer overflows or sanitary sewer
overflows, i.e., more or less diluted raw sewage being discharged into the environment.
Industries often discharge wastewater into municipal sewers, which can complicate
wastewater treatment unless industries pre-treat their discharges.[3]
The high investment cost of conventional wastewater collection systems are difficult to afford
for many developing countries. Some countries have therefore promoted alternative
wastewater collection systems such as condominial sewerage, which uses pipes with smaller
diameters at lower depth with different network layouts from conventional sewerage.
Treatment[edit]
For more details on this topic, see Sewage treatment.
Centralised treatment[edit]
In developed countries treatment of municipal wastewater is now widespread, but not yet
universal (for an overview of technologies see wastewater treatment). In developing
countries most wastewater is still discharged untreated into the environment. For example, in
Latin America only about 15% of collected sewerage is being treated (see water and
sanitation in Latin America)

On-site treatment, decentralised treatment[edit]

In many suburban and rural areas households are not connected to sewers. They discharge
their wastewater into septic tanks or other types of on-site sanitation. On-site systems
include drain fields, which require significant area of land. This makes septic systems
unsuitable for most cities.
Constructed wetlands are another example for a possible decentralised treatment option.
Disposal or reuse of treated wastewater[edit]
The reuse of untreated or partially treated wastewater in irrigated agriculture is common in
developing countries. The reuse of treated wastewater in landscaping, especially on golf
courses, irrigated agriculture and for industrial use is becoming increasingly widespread.
Types of sanitation[edit]
The term sanitation is connected with various descriptors to signify certain types of sanitation
systems. Here they are shown in alphabetical order:
Dry sanitation[edit]
The term "dry sanitation" is somewhat misleading as sanitation as includes handwashing and
can never be "dry". A more precise term would be "dry excreta management". When people
speak of "dry sanitation" they usually mean sanitation systems with dry toilets with urine
diversion, in particular the urine-diverting dry toilet (UDDT).[4]
Ecological sanitation[edit]
Ecological sanitation, which is commonly abbreviated to ecosan, is an approach, rather than
a technology or a device which is characterized by a desire to "close the loop" (mainly for the
nutrients and organic matter) between sanitation and agriculture in a safe manner. Put in
other words: "Ecosan systems safely recycle excreta resources (plant nutrients and organic
matter) to crop production in such a way that the use of non-renewable resources is
minimised". When properly designed and operated, ecosan systems provide a hygienically
safe, economical, and closed-loop system to convert human excreta into nutrients to be
returned to the soil, and water to be returned to the land. Ecosan is also called resourceoriented sanitation.
Environmental sanitation[edit]
Environmental sanitation is the control of environmental factors that form links in disease
transmission. Subsets of this category are solid waste management, water and wastewater
treatment, industrial waste treatment and noise and pollution control.
Improved and unimproved sanitation[edit]
Improved sanitation and unimproved sanitation refers to the management of human feces at
the household level. This terminology is the indicator used to describe the target of the
Millennium Development Goal on sanitation, by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring
Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation.

Lack of sanitation[edit]
Lack of sanitation refers to the absence of sanitation. In practical terms it usually means lack
of toilets or lack of hygienic toilets that anybody would want to use voluntarily. The result of
lack of sanitation is usually open defecation (and open urination but this is of less concern)
with the associated serious public health issues.
On-site sanitation[edit]
Onsite sanitation is the collection and treatment of waste is done where it is deposited.
Examples are the use of pit latrines, septic tanks, and Imhoff tanks
Sustainable sanitation[edit]
Sustainable sanitation is a term that has been defined with five sustainability criteria by the
Sustainable Sanitation Alliance. In order to be sustainable, a sanitation system has to be not
only (i) economically viable, (ii) socially acceptable, and (iii) technically and (iv) institutionally
appropriate, it should also (v) protect the environment and the natural resources.[5] The main
objective of a sanitation system is to protect and promote human health by providing a clean
environment and breaking the cycle of disease.
Solid waste disposal[edit]
For more details on this topic, see Waste management.
Hiriya Landfill, Israel.
Disposal of solid waste is most commonly conducted in landfills, but incineration, recycling,
composting and conversion to biofuels are also avenues. In the case of landfills, advanced
countries typically have rigid protocols for daily cover with topsoil, where underdeveloped
countries customarily rely upon less stringent protocols.[6] The importance of daily cover lies
in the reduction of vector contact and spreading of pathogens. Daily cover also minimises
odor emissions and reduces windblown litter. Likewise, developed countries typically have
requirements for perimeter sealing of the landfill with clay-type soils to minimize migration of
leachate that could contaminate groundwater (and hence jeopardize some drinking water
supplies).
For incineration options, the release of air pollutants, including certain toxic components is
an attendant adverse outcome. Recycling and biofuel conversion are the sustainable options
that generally have superior lifecycle costs, particularly when total ecological consequences
are considered.[7] Composting value will ultimately be limited by the market demand for
compost product.
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Swachh Bharat Mission for Urban Areas

The mission aims to cover 1.04 crore households, provide 2.5 lakh community toilets, 2.6
lakh public toilets, and a solid waste management facility in each town. Under the
programme, community toilets will be built in residential areas where it is difficult to construct
individual household toilets. Public toilets will also be constructed in designated locations
such as tourist places, markets, bus stations, railway stations, etc. The programme will be
implemented over a five-year period in 4,401 towns. Of the Rs 62,009 crore likely to be spent
on the programme, the Centre will pitch in Rs 14,623 crore. Of the Centres share of Rs
14,623 crore, Rs 7,366 crore will be spent on solid waste management, Rs 4,165 crore on
individual household toilets, Rs 1,828 crore on public awareness and Rs 655 crore on
community toilets.
The programme includes elimination of open defecation, conversion of unsanitary toilets to
pour flush toilets, eradication of manual scavenging, municipal solid waste management and
bringing about a behavioural change in people regarding healthy sanitation practices.
Source : Swacch Bharat Mission
Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)
The Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan has been restructured into the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin).
The mission aims to make India an open defecation free country in Five Years. Under the
mission, One lakh thirty four thousand crore rupees will be spent for construction of about 11
crore 11 lakh toilets in the country. Technology will be used on a large scale to convert waste
into wealth in rural India in the forms of bio-fertilizer and different forms of energy. The
mission is to be executed on war footing with the involvement of every gram panchayat,
panchayat samiti and Zila Parishad in the country, besides roping in large sections of rural
population and school teachers and students in this endeavor.
As part of the mission, for rural households, the provision for unit cost of individual household
latrine has been increased from Rs 10,000 to Rs 12,000 so as to provide for water
availability, including for storing, hand-washing and cleaning of toilets. Central share for such
latrines will be Rs 9,000 while state share will be Rs 3,000. For North Eastern states, Jammu
& Kashmir and special category states, the Central share will be 10,800 and the state share
Rs 1,200. Additional contributions from other sources will be permitted.
Source : Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya campaign
The Swachh Bharat-Swachh Vidyalaya campaign of the Union Ministry of Human Resource
Development is being organised during 25th September, 2014 to 31st October 2014 in
Kendriya Vidyalays and Navodaya Vidyalya Sangathans. The activities to be taken up during
the period include
Talk in the school assembly by a few children on different aspects of cleanliness every day
especially with regard to the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, on cleanliness & hygiene.
Cleaning of the class rooms, laboratories, libraries etc.
Cleaning of any statue installed in the school and a talk on the contribution of the person

whose statue is installed in the school.

Cleaning of toilets and drinking water areas.
Cleaning of kitchen sheds stores etc.
Cleaning of playgrounds.
Cleaning and maintenance of school gardens.
Annual maintenance of the school buildings including white wash and painting.
Organise essay, debates, painting, competitions on cleanliness and hygiene.
Constitution of Childrens Cabinets to supervise and monitor cleanliness drive.
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Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan
FEATURE
Panchayati Raj
The key role of Panchayats in rural governance and socio-economic development has been
recognized since the 1950s. In the current context, the need to strengthen Panchayats has
intensified with the rise in expenditure on programmes of social welfare and inclusion, as
Panchayats are vital to ensure that the benefits of these schemes reach the people,
management of local institutions is improved and accountability is enhanced. There is need
to provide Panchayats with adequate technical and administrative support, strengthen their
infrastructure and e-enablement, promote devolution, improve their functioning i.e. regular
democratic meetings of the Panchayat, proper functioning of the standing committees,
voluntary disclosure and accountability of the Gram Sabha, proper maintenance of accounts
etc. It is against this background that the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rajiv Gandhi
Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) has been launched to strengthen Panchayati
Raj. This scheme was approved on 07.03.2013
The goals of the RGPSA are to enhance capacities and effectiveness of Panchayats and
the Gram Sabhas; Enable democratic decision-making and accountability in Panchayats
and promote peoples participation; Strengthen the institutional structure for knowledge
creation and capacity building of Panchayats; Promote devolution of powers and
responsibilities to Panchayats according to the spirit of the Constitution and PESA Act;
Strengthen Gram Sabhas to function effectively as the basic forum of peoples participation,
transparency and accountability within the Panchayat system; Create and strengthen
democratic local self-government in areas where Panchayats do not exist; and Strengthen
the constitutionally mandated framework on which Panchayats are founded.

The scheme recognizes the fact that States have different needs and priorities and therefore
allows for State specific planning, whereby States can choose from a menu of permissible
activities. Moreover 20% scheme funds are linked to States performance on devolution and
accountability. States prepare perspective and annual plans to access funds under the
scheme. A Central Steering Committee headed by the Union Minister, Panchayati Raj
provides policy level guidance, while a Central Executive Committee headed by Union
Secretary, Panchayati Raj oversees the implementation of the scheme.
This scheme is applicable to all States/ UTs including those which presently are not covered
by Part IX of the Constitution.
States are required to fulfill some essential conditions for accessing any RGPSA
funds which include - Regular elections to Panchayats or local bodies in non-Part IX areas
under the superintendence and control of the State Election Commission (SEC); At least one
third reservation for women in Panchayats or other local bodies; Constitution of SFC every
five years, and placement of Action Taken Report on the recommendations of the SFC in the
State legislature; and Constitution of District Planning Committees (DPCs) in all districts,
and issuing of guidelines/rules to make these functional.
States that do not fulfill the above essential conditions are not eligible for funds under
RGPSA.
Twenty percent scheme funds are linked to action taken by the States for
implementation of the provisions of the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution of India in the
following areas - Articulating an appropriate policy framework for providing administrative
and technical support to Panchayats; Strengthening the financial base of Panchayats by
assigning appropriate taxes, fees, etc.; Provision of untied funds to Panchayats and timely
release of SFC and Central Finance Commission (CFC) grants; Ensuring devolution of
funds, functions and functionaries; Preparing and operationalizing a framework for bottomup grassroots planning and convergence through the DPC; Ensuring free and fair elections,
and making the SEC autonomous; Strengthening the institutional structure for capacity
building of Panchayats, selecting suitable partners for capacity building, and improving
outreach and quality of capacity building; Putting in place a system of performance
assessment of Panchayats; Strengthening Gram Sabhas, promoting Mahila Sabhas/Ward
Sabhas; Institutionalizing accountability processes such as voluntary disclosure of
information and social audit; Strengthening the system of budgeting, accounts and audit,
including use of e-enabled processes. Maintenance of Panchayat accounts on-line at least
for District and Intermediate Panchayats. Issuing of guidelines/rules for voluntary disclosure
of budget and accounts by Panchayat, and ensuring compliance of State laws and rules with
PESA.
Activities that can be included in State plans under RGPSA are - Administrative and
Technical Support at the Gram Panchayat level; GP Buildings; Capacity Building and
Training of Elected Representatives & Functionaries; Institutional Structure for Training at
State, District & Block level; e-enablement of Panchayats; Support to Panchayat Processes
and Procedures in Panchayats with Inadequate Revenue Base; Special Support for Gram
Sabhas in PESA and NE Areas; Programme Management; Information, Education,
Communication (IEC); Strengthening of State Election Commission (SECs) and Innovative

Activities in States. In addition, RGPSA will provide support to innovative projects to

strengthen Panchayati Raj and incentivize Panchayats for their performance.
By strengthening Panchayati Raj, RGPSA will strengthen grassroots governance in
the country, enhance accountability and increase the space for peoples participation.
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INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
KRISHI BHA WAN: NEW DELHI
F. No. GAC-21-46/2014-CDN Dated the 3rd Dec. 2014
CIRCULAR
Reference this office's circular of even number dated the 25th Sept. 2014
regarding Launching of National Sanitation Campaign (Swachh Bharat Abhiyan) by
Hon'ble Prime Minister of India,)n ICAR. In this regard, we have received further
communication from the Cabinet Secretariat and the Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation for the preparation of annual action plan and five year action plan for
continuation of this campaign. Accordingly, the annual plan for 2014-15 and five year
plan for 2014-19 for entire ICAR have been finalized with the approval of the Director
General, ICAR and a copy of the same is enclosed. The same have also been uploaded
on the website, e-Samiksha of Govt. ofIndia and ICAR website www.icar.org.in .
All concerned are requested kindly to take immediate action in the matter
accordingly and submit monthly report to Dr. S.P. Kimothi, ADG(TC), ICAR Hqrs.,
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, who is the Nodal Officer for th~ job! for uploading
progress report on the website e-$amiksha and also for apprising the same to the
Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
DISTRIBUTION :~~h(KN. Choudhary)
Deputy Secretary (GAC)
l. All Directors/Project Directors of all ICAR InstituteslNational Research
Centres /Project Coordinators/Coordinated Research Projects/Zonal
Project Coordinators/Bureaux for compliance.
2. Sr.PPS to DG, ICARIPPS to Secretary, ICARIPPS to FA (DARE).
3. Shri Hans Raj, ISO, (DKMA) KAB-I for uploading in the ICAR web-site.
4. All Officers/Sections at ICAR Krishi BhawaniKAB - I & IIINASC
5. Secy. (Staff Side), CISC, NRC on Meat, Chengicherla, Hyderabad -500039
6. Secy. (Staff Side), HISC, rCAR, KAB-II, Pusa, New Delhi-llOOl2
7. ADG(TC), Nodal Officer for website e-samiksha of Govt. ofIndia.
8. Guard file/Spare copies
B. Annual Action Plan for 2014-15
The DAREIICAR and all its institutes/establishments have chalked out the Annual
Action Plan on Swachh Bharat Mission as under:(i) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) through its Headquarters at
Krishi Bhavan and Pusa as well as 110 Research Institutes, 78 Centers of All India
Coordinated Research Projects and 643 Krishi Vigyan Kenderas has launched a
country wide 'Swachh Bharat Mission' beginning 25th September. This will be
continued for the entire year.
(ii) A series of cleanliness drives including cleaning and sweeping of offices,
corridors and premises, weeding out old records, disposing of old and obsolete
furniture, junk material and white washing/painting etc. shall be continued during the
year.

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(iii) The ICAR Institutes and the KVKs which function in close cooperation with the
village farming community will conduct awareness campaigns in the nearby villages
and towns involving farmers, farm women, school children and people of civil society.
(iv) To bring awareness amongst ICAR employees and general public, human
chain formation will be done by the employees of ICAR Hqrs. at New Delhi and
various institutes under ICAR located all over the country, on the occasion of New
Year, 2015.
(v) The monthly reports on the activities undertaken by each institute will also be
uploaded on the website of respective institutes and a detailed report will also be sent
to the Council.
C. Five Year Action Plan (2014-19)
The DAREflCAR and all its institutes/ establishments have also chalked out the Five
Year Action Plan on Swachh Bharat Mission as under:(i) All ICAR establishments' including 643 KVKs functioning at District level, which
function in close cooperation with the village farming community, will conduct at least 1
awareness campaign on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan per month in the nearby villages.
They have been asked to adopt one nearby village and ensure to develop it into a clean,
green and prosperous model village.
(')
(ii) Cleanliness drives including cleaning and sweeping of offices, corridors and
premises, weeding out old records, disposing of old and obsolete furniture, junk material
and regular white washing/painting in the establishment premises and areas in the
vicinity at all the establishments of ICAR around the country will continue as ongoing
activity.
(iii) Targets have been fixed for all the individual institutes/ establishments in terms
of number of cleanliness drives to be undertaken during each month. Each staff
member of ICAR will ascertain to devote a minimum of 100 hours per year of his/ her
time exclusively for the "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan". The respective office will keep a
record of such target.
(iv) All institutes/ centres will work towards development of clean and smart offices
including setting up of modular computerized offices to replace the old offices to ensure
uplifting of hygiene and cleanliness standards as well as to reduce congestion at work
place.
(v) All the ICAR institutes/ establishments are engaged in activities pertaining to the
transfer of agricultural technologies/ package of practices in the adopted villages
including field days, technology demonstrations, on and off farm training programmes,
in their areas of operation. The Swachh Bharat Mission will be integrated with these
TOT programmes where such activities will figure prominently.
(vi) Large quantities of the bio-wastes are generated at the agricultural/ livestock
farms and agro processing centres. Focused attention will be given by the each
individual institute towards technology transfer and ensuring wider adoption of the bio
waste management technologies developed by ICAR institutes/ centres towards
minimizing and processing bio-wastes into clean and environment friendly biofuels and
organic manure.
(vii) Clean and organic farming practices will be propagated among the farming
community for improving the environment and the soil health.
(vi) The monthly reports on the activities undertaken by each institute will also be
uploaded on the website of respective institutes and a detailed report will also be sent
to the Council.
(viii) Besides aforesaid action plan, all the. institutes/ establishments under ICAR have
also been asked to prepare & submit five yearly action plan on Swachh Bharat Mission
to be undertaken till Oct 2019 and submit it to the council within one fortnight for
compilation and uploading it into e-Samiksha portal.

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HAZARDOUS ELECTRONIC WASTE - E WASTE SANITATION
Electronic Waste (E-Waste)
What is E-Waste
E-Waste (Electronic Waste) is a popular, informal name for unwanted electronic products.
Items such as computers, TV's, VCR's, stereos, copiers, fax machines and telephones are
common electronic products that become unwanted as they are replaced by newer, more
advanced products. Some of these unwanted products can be reused or refurbished. Nonprofit, charitable organizations such as L.A. Shares, Goodwill Industries, the Salvation Army
and St. Vincent de Paul may accept electronic products that are in good working condition or
that may only need minor repairs in order to be reused. Contact these organizations directly
for more information.
The CRT Issue
Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT's) are the picture tubes in computer monitors and TV's. They are
found in virtually every household and office throughout the nation. With the rapid evolution
of technology, computers become obsolete in a short period of time. With the coming advent
of High Definition (HD) digital TV's, current analog TV's will become obsolete. Each year, an
estimated six million CRT's are discarded in California. A typical 17-inch CRT contains
approximately two pounds of lead. Larger CRT's may contain up to ten pounds of lead. Lead
is a known toxic substance and disposal of CRT's in landfills can cause the pollution of soil
and groundwater. California's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has declared
that CRT's are banned from disposal in landfills.
Consumer Electronic Devices (CEDs)
CED's are common consumer electronic devices that are used in the home or office, such as
telephones, cellular phones, answering machines, radios, stereo equipment, tape
players/recorders, phonographs, video cassette players/recorders, compact disc
players/recorders, calculators, copiers and fax machines. The DTSC has determined that
CED's contain toxic substances and should not be disposed of in landfills.

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What You Can Do

The Bureau of Sanitation has established a number of permanent collection sites throughout
the City, known as S.A.F.E. CENTERS. These S.A.F.E. CENTERS are open every weekend
and provide a timely and convenient way to dispose of your residential, household e-waste.
In addition, the Bureau of Sanitation's Residential Special Materials Collection Program
sponsors periodic mobile collection events throughout the City, where residents can drop-off
their unwanted household electronic equipment to be recycled and/or disposed properly.
Residents are limited to a total of six pieces per visit to a SAFE Center. Of the six pieces, no
more than two pieces can be CRT-related. Small items (mouses, cables, modems, cell
phones, etc.) can be packed in a carton box and that carton will be considered one item.
NATIONAL URBAN LIVELY HOOD MISSION
To reduce poverty and vulnerability of the urban poor households by enabling them to
access gainful self employment and skilled wage employment opportunities,resulting in an
appreciable improvement in their livelihoods on a sustainable basis,through building strong
grassroots level institutions of the poor.The mission would aim at providing shelters equipped
with essential services to the urban homeless in a phased manner.In addition,the mission
would also address livelihood concerns of the urban street vendors by facilitating access to
suitable spaces,institutional credit,social security and skills to the urban street vendors for
accessing emerging market opportunities.

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Karaikal Ammaiyar Temple

Karaikal Masthan Sahib Darga

Karaikal Entrance Arch

Karaikal Beach Light House &
Tsunami Memorable square

Karaikal Ammaiyar Kulam

Karaikal Church

Karaikal Marg Port

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Karaikal Ammaiyar Temple

Karaikal Masthan Sahib Darga

Karaikal Entrance Arch

Karaikal Beach Light House &
Tsunami Memorable square

Karaikal Ammaiyar Kulam

Karaikal Church

Karaikal Marg Port

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Karaikal Ammaiyar Temple

Karaikal Masthan Sahib Darga

Karaikal Entrance Arch

Karaikal Beach Light House &
Tsunami Memorable square

Karaikal Ammaiyar Kulam

Karaikal Church

Karaikal Marg Port

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