Certificate course on sanitation for TULIP interns

Bhubaneswar: A three-month certificate course on “Sanitation Value Chain in Urban Odisha” for TULIP interns started here on Thursday.

The launch of the first training module on Solid Waste Management (SWM) by Odisha Water Academy in partnership with Urban Management Centre (UMC) was inaugurated by G Mathi Vathanan, principal secretary H&UD. Speaking on the occasion Vathanan said the programme has been designed to provide the TULIP interns unique learning opportunity and real world hands-on learning in Municipal Solid Waste Managements during the three-month certification course.

He also emphasised on the role of trained youth to drive changes in converting waste into wealth. The interns who will exhibit strong aptitude, commitment and put in sustained efforts during the Internship programme will be retained as sanitation professionals.

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This is the first batch of TULIP interns who will be trained, groomed and mentored to be equipped with knowledge, skill, tool kit and social skills to handle the nuances, issues and challenges in urban sanitation landscape.

The programme will create a cadre of 500 trained sanitation professionals across 115 ULBs of the state, who will work as sanitation experts to ensure effective management of solid and liquid waste in urban areas.

A tripartite MoU between H&UD department, Odisha Water Academy and Urban Management Centre was also signed in presence of Vathanan which will provide technical support for designing the pedagogy, training modules and capacity building of TULIP interns.

After successfully onboarding of women SHGs, transgenders in water and sanitation, building the capacities of young fresh graduates/post graduates is an attempt to mainstream into urban sanitation.

Among others special secretary Kalyan Kumar Ratha, director Water Academy, Dr Santanu Ratha, director UMC Ahmedabad, Manvita, Xerxes Rao, head of Urban Planning UMC and other departmental officers were present.