These manuals are prepared by the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO), a department under the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD). These manuals aim at meeting the professional needs of practising engineers dealing with the sanitation sector in the country that focuses on achieving the goal of 'sanitation for all' within a reasonable timeframe.
The large quantity of sewage when remains unattended have severe impact on peoples’ health and on environment. The manual the goes on to elaborate on the different aspects in the management of sewage such as overburdening of the existing system, the institutional , technological, financial aspects of the urban local bodies.
The present scenario of urban sanitation, the consequences of poor sanitation condition on economy, the various initiatives taken by the government to address the problem, the emerging trends and technologies of sewerage and sewage treatment are some of the other aspects covered under this section.
The manual provides detailed guidelines for practising engineers and includes the following chapters:
The manual in the introductory chapter sheds light on the need to look into the management aspects of the sewerage system. While Part A and Part B of the manual specifically deals with the engineering and operation& management aspects, Part C derives its points of discussion from its A and B. So intertwined these issues are the managerial issues govern three way approaches which are discussed in the following chapters of the manual:
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