West Siang District
Zila Swachh Bharat Preraks - India's sanitation warriors
Posted on 24 Sep, 2019 11:45 AMIn 2014, the Government of India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) to accelerate efforts in achieving universal sanitation coverage. The issue of access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities also became a major Sustainable Development Goal (SDG-6) when the United Nation set 17 global goals in 2015 under the 2030 Agenda.
![For Akshant Nagar, 23, schoolchildren turned out to be the biggest driving force in helping to make Pipariya block in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh become open defecation free (ODF) in just seven months. Image credit: Tata Trusts](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/akshant_nagar-3.jpg?itok=9IUPP8dX)
Protests in Arunachal as Centre clears Dibang project
Posted on 26 May, 2015 09:22 AMGreen nod to Arunachal's Dibang project
![People protesting Dibang Project (Source: SANDRP)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dibang_hearing_boycott_1_march_12th_0.jpg?itok=B-ihgLE_)
Task force appointed to forge consenus on river interlinking
Posted on 20 Apr, 2015 09:22 PMCentre appoints task force, with an aim to speed up implementation of river interlinking
![River interlinking (Source: AmyNorth)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/interlinking2.jpg?itok=ZliHN7Nn)
After Phailin, Cyclone Helen hits Andhra Pradesh coast
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 02:42 PMAfter Phailin, Helen devastates Andhra coast
![Cyclone Helen hit Andhra coast Source: Wikimedia](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/helen.jpg?itok=wbZpKA0Y)