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DISTRICT : SIRAJGANJ

DISTRICT CODE : 088

General information
Geographical information
Type of latrine used
Feasible type of latrine
Type of water supply technologies used (Conventional)
Type of water supply technologies used (Alternative)
Feasible type of water supply technologies (Conventional)
Feasible type of water supply technologies (Alternative)
Who is doing what in the district
Sanitation Coverage

General information
Land Area		2498 (Sq. Km.)
No. Of Upazilas		9
No. Of Unions		122
Population Information	Male	1386000
	Female	1287000
	Children
	Under 5 Yrs
	Total Population	2673000
Literacy		39.2%
Present Sanitation Coverage		98.77%
Present Water Supply Coverage
No. Of Unions Achieved 100% Sanitation Coverage Declared by GoB

Information Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (Population Census-2001)
Last Update : August 2007

Geographical information
Geo Hydrological Area	Shallow Water Table, Low Water Table
Topographic Condition	Plain land
Ground Water Supply Related Problem	Arsenic, Manganese, Water table declination
Natural Calamities	Flood

Type of latrine used
SN	Latrine Name
1.	Single pit offset VIP latrine (Using PVC and pit without lining)
2.	Single pit direct pour flush water seal latrine (Using earthen pit)
3.	Single pit direct pour flush water seal latrine (Using RCC ring)
4.	Hanging Latrine

Feasible type of latrine
SN	Latrine Name
1.	Direct single pit latrine using Motka
2.	Offset pit latrine using gutter and PVC pipe (Simple pit)
3.	Single pit offset VIP latrine (Using pitchers as pan and earthen pit lined with bamboo fence)
4.	Single pit offset VIP latrine (Using PVC and pit without lining)
5.	Single pit direct pour flush water seal latrine (Using earthen pit lined with bamboo fence)
6.	Alternative twin pit offset flush water seal latrine (Pit lined with RCC ring)
7.	Single pit offset pour flush water seal latrine (Pit lined with RCC ring)
8.	Single pit direct pour flush water seal latrine (Using RCC ring)

Type of water supply technologies used (Conventional)
SN	Name
1.	No. 6 Tube well
2.	Deep Tube Well(DTW)
3.	Deep Set Pump(DSP)
4.	TARA

Type of water supply technologies used (Alternative)
SN	Name
1.	Arsenic Iron Removal Plant(AIRP)

Feasible type of water supply technologies (Conventional)
SN	Name
1.	Deep Tube Well(DTW)
2.	Deep Set Pump(DSP)
3.	TARA

Feasible type of water supply technologies (Alternative)
SN	Name
1.	Rain Water Harvesting System (Both household and community based)
2.	Pipe Line Water Supply System

Who is doing what in the District
NAME	Local Address	Programs	Period
Environment and Population Research Centre (EPRC)	(i) Dr. Bilqis Amin Hoque, Chairperson, and Head of Research(ii) Sufia Khanam, Research Coordinator Contact Address: House # 242, Road # 17, New DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka-1206Tel: 880-2- 8822772E-mail: eprchq@yahoo.com, eprc@bol-online.com	1. Development of Appropriate Household Drinking Water Management in Flood Prone Areas of Bangladesh 2. Building Capacity for Rural Household Environmental Health Improvement through a Local Information Exchange Mechanism	January'04 to December'06

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Sanitation Coverage
	Title	No.	%
According to Baseline Survey from Oct' 2003 - Mar' 2007	Total number of Households	464144
	House holds using hygienic Latrine	130109	28.03
	House holds using unhygienic Latrine	177255	38.19
Advancement of Sanitation Activities from January'07 to March'07	Conversion on unhygienic latrine to hygienic Latrine	0	0
	Installed latrine by DPHE	0	0
	Installed latrine by 20% finance from Upzilla parishad	0	0
	Installed latrine by own finance of Union parishad	0	0
	Installed latrine by own finance of Village Govt.	0	0
	Installed latrine by NGO’s	0	0
	Installed latrine by individual initiative	1542	0.33
	Installed latrine from different sources	1802	0.39
	House holds using hygiene Latrine	3344	0.72
Upto March'2007	Overall House holds using hygienic Latrine

Information Source:	Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE)
Last Update :	April 2007