The Jal Shakti Ministry has launched this campaign to create a million soakpits 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