Tiruchirappalli District

Cauvery riverfront development plan gets a nod

A woman stands with a begging bowl and a placard strung around her neck. An old man shuffles along barefoot in the street at Jantar Mantar, the official site of a farmers’ protest in the heart of New Delhi. He finds his way through a group of farmers gathered at the protest site on a hot summer afternoon.

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No environment clearance in eight critically polluted areas

Sanitation is a familiar term but is often misunderstood to mean the building and using of toilets but this isn’t true. It covers a whole range of thought and action both pre and post latrine use, which includes cleanliness, personal hygiene and the safe disposal of the urine and faeces.

Any form of liquid waste discharged by domestic residents, industries, agriculture and commercial establishments into water is called a wastewater. This water contains different quantities of contaminants which pollutes water and makes it unfit for any productive or domestic use. Set against the backdrop of dire need for effective and efficient management of wastewater, this paper is a case study of Tiruchirapalli city in Tamil Nadu. The analysis provided in the paper is an outcome of the field work carried out in the city, which emphasises for developing a strategy for the management of wastewater.

Water.org is an international NGO with its headquarters in Kansas City, USA and has been actively involved in the development of the water and sanitation sector in several countries. In India, Water.org has been active since 2003. The organization presently works with partner Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) and NGOs to meet the demand for water and sanitation improvements.

Organisers: Gramalaya, Arghyam, UNICEF

Venue:    Pinnacle Hall,
               Hotel Breeze Residency,
               Tiruchirappalli

Guest post by: SCOPE
Forwarded to the Portal by: Ramesh Sakthivel