ESTABLISHMENT OF RSAs AND SRUs IN THE DISTRICTS

Chief Secretary J Alam IAS through a partial modification notification dated 27 July 2022 has notified to eliminate hazardous manual cleaning of sewers and septic tanks as per the “Prevention of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act (PEMSRA) 2013”, the Governor of Nagaland is pleased to order the establishment of Responsible Sanitation Authorities (RSAs) and Sanitation Response Units (SRUs) at the District level in the state.

The notification of the Urban Development Department, Government of Nagaland, further notified the terms of reference for the role of Responsible Sanitation Authorities (RSA), Sanitation Response Units (SRU), norms of SRU for different categories of cities, the composition of SRU, and duties and responsibilities of various Personnel of SRU.

                                                                                               (DIPR)