Faecal sludge treatment plant at Bansberia in West Bengal. The company operating the plant recycles faecal sludge and sells the biocompost at Rs 750/50 kg
In Bihar's Muzaffarpur city most households have toilets with septic tanks. The municipal corporation collects faecal sludge and releases it in open drains
In Bihar's Katihar town most people have toilets with septic tanks. The urban local body collects septage and simply dumps it in the landfill at Udma Rekha
A labourer collecting salt into a heap at a government-owned salt pan in Sambhar lake, 75 km from Jaipur in Rajasthan. Sambhar is India's largest inland saline lake. For centuries, it has been the main source of salt in northwestern India.