The newsletter explores the ways in which national laws, court pronouncements and judgements and international commitments can be interpreted to imply a right to water and sanitation.
Specific articles cover:
-Individual court cases and Supreme Court pronouncements
-The current status of water and sanitation coverage in the country and priorities to be taken up.
-How water and sanitation has figured in recent elections
-The use of RTI towards better water and sanitation services
Other articles in the newsletter include:
-Coverage of the water crisis in Bundelkhand,
-A successful case study from Jharkhand where elected representatives and NGOs joined their efforts to conduct a social audit on water and sanitation status resulting in concrete action.
-The case of Pali town in Rajasthan where river pollution due to the large textile industry has become very high.
-A relook at Bhopal where the effects of water pollution due to the gas tragedy persist
-Water and Sanitation needs of HIV affected people.
All in all, an information packed and useful newsletter from WaterAid !