CSTEP developed SANITECH, a decision-support tool, to facilitate an integrated approach to the sanitation investment planning process for urban local bodies in India. The tool is envisioned to provide stakeholders information on existing and new technologies in a manner that allows them to compare options, assess cost/benefits and make informed decisions.

CSTEP seeks to develop a proof-of-concept, scalable model of a community-owned and managed spatial data system that can aid policy and programming efforts towards meeting SDG targets (such as promoting inclusive urbanisation and equitable access to water, sanitation and health).

The project hopes to achieve the following outcomes:

CSTEP, in collaboration with the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) and Centre for Advocacy and Research (CFAR) aims to strengthen agencies and advance policies, regulations, and processes for increased accessibility to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WSH) services. The project will demonstrate an inclusive and implementable framework that looks at the cumulative impacts of different social factors (gender, age, ability, socio-economic class, etc.) and their interactions on access to adequate sanitation across the value chain.

The objective of the project was to build a Proof of Concept (PoC) of an Urban Observatory platform for Karnataka, which can carry out geo-spatial data analyses and visualisation to enable data-driven decision-making.