Improved Sanitation Leads To Healthier Environment!

Across the world, there have been great technological and lifestyle advancements; however, in spite of this great progress, approximately 40 % of the world’s population is still deprived of proper sanitation facilities.

The Indian Government has been working hard to build proper sanitation infrastructure to give India an ODF status.

But, to sustain the sanitation infrastructure, it is important to adopt proper practices for effective faecal sludge management and build awareness among the masses to maintain sanitation and hygiene for good health.

The right sanitation measures, when combined with good hygiene, lead to improved health conditions, facilitating social and economic development.

To achieve this, best practices in faecal sludge management will need to be adopted for effectively maintaining the sanitation infrastructure.

In India, studies indicate that nearly 67% of urban toilets are not connected to a sewer system.

This would mean that most of the fecal matter is treated in septic tanks, biodigesters, bio-toilets, or leach pits, among other methods.

Improper septic tank treatment allows disease-causing pathogens to spread, negatively impacting the community’s health.

Faecal sludge management is further complicated in septic tanks, as households often use modern chemical-based cleaning products that impact faecal degradation performance and can lead to septic tank failures.

In most cases of septic tank failure, the methods adopted for septic tank cleaning are to resort to pumping out the sludge from septic tanks or use manual scavengers.

Manual scavenging was banned over 25 years ago, but is still practiced across the country.

Recently, the TATA Trust, with their recent initiative, Mission Garima, has brought to light the working conditions of sanitation workers engaged in manual scavenging.

It is shameful that even 25 years after our Nation banned manual scavenging, every 5 days, a manual scavenger dies cleaning our sewage systems.

These deaths are especially senseless since there are safe and innovative biotechnology solutions for septic tank treatment.

Efficient measures for septic tank cleaning and faecal sludge management, with the availability of good sanitation infrastructure, will help create a sustainable environment.

To support this, we at Organica Biotech offer products that provide appropriate solutions to all issues related to septic tank treatment, maintaining bio-toilets, and more.

The different products available are:

• Bioclean® Septic: This septic tank treatment product is a robust formulation of bacteria that degrades faecal matter and minimizes sludge. This simple-to-use product effectively aids in septic tank cleaning and is a solution to all your problems.
• Bioclean® Septic Plus: This is a 5X power advanced septic tank cleaner that effectively degrades food & faecal matter.

Apart from septic tank treatment products, we at Organica Biotech also offer complete solutions through our Bioclean Biotoilet + Biodigester, which are portable and available in different sizes.

In order to maintain these bio-toilets effectively, the use of Bioclean BD is recommended.

• Bioclean® BD: This product is specially designed for degrading faecal matter in bio-toilets and biodigesters.

Also read:

• How Does a Biodigester Septic Tank Work: All You Need to Know
• How Additives Help In Maintaining Good Septic Tank Health