The grave water crisis, both qualitatively and quantitatively the country is facing today is a direct consequence of a Sanitary Crisis. Most conventional sanitary systems (Pit latrine & Flush Toilets) when considered with regards to their hygienic safety, resource efficiency, socio economic sustainability and environmental impact are not environmentally sustainable.

Existing conventional forms of wastewater management and sanitation systems fall under the categories of either waterborne or dry systems. The design of these two were flush and forget or drop and store technologies based on the premise that excreta is a waste fit only for disposal. It was also assumed that this waste could be easily assimilated by the environment. The conventional wastewater systems are mostly linear end-of-pipe systems where precious water is misused to transport waste into the water cycle thereby causing environmental degradation and health hazards, besides and leading to water deficit situation.

These are the state-of-the-art wastewater solutions. If we continue to promote these technologies the quality of the water sources both surface and underground will deteriorate further with disastrous consequences.