Union Jal Shakti Ministry launched Sujlam 2.0 Campaign on 22 March 2022.
Nine Ministries signed joint Advisory to undertake Grey Water management activities as part of the Campaign.
Under the campaign Govt. has planned to mobilize communities, institutions like Panchayats, School, Anganwadi to under take Grey Water Management.
About Sujlam 2.0 Campaign
Greywater can be best managed where it is generated and turns into a major management and infrastructure challenge, if it is allowed to accumulate and stagnate.
PRI's (Panchayati Raj Institutions) would work with people to ensure that greywater managed at the most appropriate local level through construction of household and community soak pits.
Grey water Management
It is estimated that 31 billion liters of greywater are generated every day in India.
Large number of village achieving 100% saturation under Jal Jeevan Mission, the time has come to focus on Management of grey water generated in village.
Greywater generated from rural homes has to be managed properly otherwise it poses a big problem.
Reuse of grey water
Treated Greywater can help reduce the over reliance on freshwater resource.
Reduce the Pollution caused by discharge of untreated greywater.
Greywater can also be supplementary source to existing water Sources.
Recycled greywater can be used as agriculture and gardening.
Way forward
There is need to develop sustainable behaviour practices to conserve water.
Government should take necessary steps of drinking water to establish water Purification or reverse osmosis (RO) Plants.
