‘Sujalam’ campaign

Context:

• The Jal Shakti Ministry has launched this campaign to create a million soak pits in villages across the country over the next 100 days.
• It aims to help manage grey water and prevent the clogging of water bodies.
• Although the Central government does not have any comprehensive estimate of the total number of soak pits needed countrywide, the States have been asked to develop their own targets.

Need:

• The household or community soak pit is the simplest solution for grey water management.
• Best solution for most villages which are generally dry, grey water can be safely and inexpensively filtered through a soak pit”.
• A household soak pit could be constructed for about ₹3000-5000 in most

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/1-million-soak-pits-to-manage-grey-water-in-next-100-days-jal-shakti-campaign/article36101335.ece