Wai, with CWAS, completes 3-year desludging cycle

After becoming the first city in India in 2019 to implement scheduled desludging, Wai with the Center for Water and Sanitation's (CWAS) support completed its first three-year cycle of desludging.  The service covered 6800+ properties and 3600+ septic tanks with a 95% acceptance rate of these services. 19 million litres of septage was safely delivered to, treated and reused at the city's Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant.  The achievement has served as a model for sustainable and inclusive sanitation solutions for Indian cities.  The model is equitable and inclusive as it covers all areas in Wai including slum households. CWAS, through a series of projects by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, supports Wai Municipal Council.  CWAS' experiences from Wai have become part of policy in Maharashtra and at the national level.