28/08/2026
Empowering SHGs for a cleaner and healthier tomorrow!
Decentralised waste management systems only helps to address the challenge of proper and scientific waste management especially in many areas where centralised systems are not available.
Water For People India Trust, under the ITC Mission Sunehra Kal – Lighthouse Initiative (LHI), organised an SHG Capacity Building Training on Waste Management, Composting and Vermicomposting at Rampur Development Block, Kamrup, Assam.
The training brought together stakeholders from the Block, District and State levels, including the BDO, ADO, Nodal Officer–SBM-G, District Technical Officer–SBM-G, representatives from ITC and Water For People India Trust, SHG members, Swachhata Karmis and GP-level representatives from five Gram Panchayats.
The focus was on not just strengthening systems but also turning waste into a resource.
Key highlights
Plastic & Recyclable Waste: Strengthening segregation, collection and linkage to Plastic Management Units (PMUs).
Biodegradable/Wet Waste: Promoting scientific composting and vermicomposting for producing quality compost and creating potential income-generating opportunities.
The training also reinforced the importance of a strong Government–Community–SHG–CSR partnership in creating sustainable, inclusive and community-owned waste management systems.
Ghose| of Panchayati Raj, Government of India | Jeevan Mission, Assam | of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR | Bharat Mission - Gramin, Assam | , JJM & SBM-G, Kamrup