Whether, in light of the unavailability of water-borne sewerage to a large segment of the society, her department has requested the services of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and/or any other competent institution to provide alternative solutions to the sanitation problems experienced by municipalities resulting in grievances of communities; if not, why has her department not acted expeditiously to remedy the situation in the best way that technology and the budget permit; if so, what has been the (a) outcome in this regard and (b) reaction of the communities to these alternative solutions?