Updates from South Asia

Building on its legacy of decentralized wastewater treatment solutions, BORDA partner CDD Society is developing nature-based solutions for rejuvenating waterbodies – available in a new knowledge document “Approach to Waterbody Rejuvenation – A Perspective” (July 2019)

In a February 2019 interview, Mr. M. Murthy, President of Devanahalli Town Municipal Corporation talked about the changes brought about by the town’s faecal sludge treatment plant (FSTP), its social acceptance and the outlook for future operations

BORDA organised a visit for nine Leh government officials to Malaysia from 3-11 Feb 2018, providing them with exposure to best practices that can be applied in Leh to make the city a better place to live

BORDA will support the Indian city of Leh in achieving its Vision 2025 to create a more environmentally friendly, resilient and sustainable urban space

The Bremen-based international company HANSA-FLEX selected the Leh FSM project for their 2017 Christmas donor initiative. The new system, implemented at 12,000 feet via an innovative public-private partnership, shows that successful FSM is possible even in very challenging conditions.

Using photography to convey the need for and applications of FSM, “Faecal Sludge Management: Sanitation for all—a visual insight” presents five of BORDA’s sanitation projects around the world