Soak Pit Project of Seva Sahayog Foundation
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Soak Pit
About the organisation:
Seva Sahayog Foundation aims at creating a synergy between the corporate and the social world. They help NGOs, which exist for a noble cause yet lack the amount of funds needed for them to operate and achieve their goals, connect with corporates which have the resources to engage in CSR with the purpose of collectively adding value to the society at large. They run various projects, which are focused towards fulfilment of deprived needs of socio-economically challenged strata of the urban slum communities. Seva Sahayog’s core activities include education, women empowerment, health and environment.
About the project:
About SoakPit Project:
Inadequate sanitation is not only harmful to people's health, but it is also harmful to the ecosystem. The various impacts of wastewater on the environment can be the following:
· The most direct impact of wastewater on the environment is when it contributes to the contamination and destruction of natural ecosystems, as well as the species that live there, by exposing them to hazardous chemicals.
· Wastewater is one of the most dangerous disease sources and carriers. Aside from the ailments that wastewater carries, the combination of human waste, solvents, and paints produces fumes that are not only filthy but also dangerous to people.
· When wastewater is not treated correctly, chemicals that are hazardous to crops may find their way into the soil and cause its degradation.
For partial treatment, the majority of wastewater management systems require a soak pit, which tends to be a safer means of discharging the water into the environment.
A soak pit is a closed chamber which is used to recycle wastewater used for washing and bathing and replenish the groundwater levels of an area. It is one of the most widely utilised methods for safely discharging industrial and domestic wastewater into the ground after basic treatment. Soak pits are appropriate for rural and pre-urban settlements.
This particular project taken on by Seva Sahayog aims at tying up with rural schools and communities and introducing this concept to advocate a more sensible technique of wastewater management and harvesting systems.
Filtration is performed on the effluent that passes through the soak pit. Smaller effluent particles sink at the bottom of the soak pit as a result of this. Microorganisms eat these tiny particles, resulting in a long-term breakdown process. The filtered water is subsequently discharged through the soak pit's porous wall to recharge the groundwater of that area.
Further entailing the details of the Project that have already been implemented.
Research tools and methodology applied:
During our visit to these regions, we made observations and conducted surveys of local people, as well as people who were involved in the setup and maintenance of the project in their various areas.
Research findings
We began our research by visiting a prominent and an upcoming location where the soakpit Initiative had been implemented by the Seva Sahayog Foundation.
It was observed that the process of creating and implementing a soakpit is rather easy and cost effective for being able to provide basic treatment to wastewater. The capital and operational costs for setting up and maintaining it are affordable as well. It is something which requires less equipment, which are also locally available, and so is possible to be recreated in all rural areas.
Untreated water becomes a huge predicament for soil and land degradation. Through this, basic treatment to it can be provided and sent into the ground for groundwater replenishment.
The soak pit is constructed in such a way that the treated water seeps through the porous walls. As a result, permeable soils with good infiltration and absorptive qualities are ideal. Its construction is not suitable for hard-packed clay or rocky soils.
Advantages:
1. It is a reasonably basic and straightforward procedure.
2. The building is straightforward, and locally accessible materials can be employed for construction.
3. It merely takes up a minimal amount of space.
4. Both the upfront and ongoing costs are reasonable.
5. It aids in the replenishment of groundwater bodies.
Conclusion
The soak pit implementation has been proven to be successful in many ways to create awareness about waste water utilisation and contributing towards replenishment of groundwater.
The waste water that gets coagulated in gutters and drains and turns into a breeding ground for mosquitoes and other insects and in turn becomes a source of various diseases, is avoided by directing the water
Recommendations
From our observation and analysis of the multiple sites where the has soakpit has been implemented, we would drawn upon some points that could add to the initiatives:
Basic treatment of water before dispersing it into the groundwater
Note: Report & Videos Made by NMIMS Interns
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