The Ease of Septage Management (ESM) Tool ranks cities based on their performance in providing septage management services. This report captures a snapshot of the journey— from the creation of infrastructure to its operation and maintenance, and further to provision of inclusive sanitation services—of 56 cities of Uttar Pradesh where either faecal sludge treatment plants (FSTPs) or co-treatment plants are planned and implemented for septage management.

The report is based on primary data gathered through the first-ever implementation of the ESM Tool. The status of the performance of the cities against various indicators shows how the cities are performing, what more needs to be done to provide affordable, equitable and inclusive sanitation services to citizens, and where are the cities positioned in their drive to ensure Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) in its true sense.