1.2.3 Rishikesh City

Table 1 (a) and (b) documents the availability and type of latrine facility in the State as per Census 2011.9

In February 2018, the State Government declared itself open defecation free (ODF).

The sewage treatment capacity of the State is 152.9 MLD in contrast to sewage generation of 495 MLD. In other words, different sources discharge 342.1 MLD untreated sewage to water bodies, and this is responsible for deterioration of water quality.

Given the limited availability of the piped sewer system, the absence of sewage treatment facilities in most urban areas, and reliance on-site sanitation as the primary sanitation system in urban areas, FSSM ought to form an important component of sanitation interventions in the State of Uttarakhand.

1.2.3 Rishikesh City

Geographic location:

The holy city of Rishikesh lies on the bank of river Ganga in a transition zone between Shivalik Himalayas and the alluvial plains associated with polycyclic landscape. The region is predominantly surrounded by the flatter river basin of Song River and their tributaries flanked by the Matcher mountain range on South, Barkot forest range on the West, River Ganga and the edge of steeply rising Siwalik range on the East and Muni ki Reti Nagar Palika Parishad in the North. Rishikesh have an elevation of 372 metres above mean sea level. The local climate is Humid subtropical.

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