Sanitation and Hygiene
Gharacha Dagina - Toilets as the jewels of the household, a film promoting two-pit toilets in rural India
Posted on 18 Sep, 2012 02:50 PMUsing analogies that resonate with the rural mind, this Marathi film by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (Government of Maharashtra) makes a convincing argument for toilet construction and use.The film's content has been guided by Mr.
India's first nationwide rural water quality survey to start from October: A compilation of top stories from water industry from newsletter- Droplets
Posted on 17 Sep, 2012 02:27 PMWhat are the emerging trends in India’s water sector? The newsletter, Droplets by Everything About Water gives an overview of the current issues in the sector by giving brief description of recent developments in water industry, technologies, products, research, reports etc,.
Guidelines for the green development of Kerala - Draft report on the outcomes of the Kerala State Environmental Convention organised in Trivandrum (2nd and 3rd September 2012)
Posted on 15 Sep, 2012 05:31 PMThis draft report by the Kerala Paristhithi Aikya Vedi is an outcome of the Kerala State Environmental Convention, a two day convention that was organised in Trivandrum, Kerala by calling upon various environmental and social organisations, concerned citizens, experts, political leaders in the state to discuss the environmental crisis that the state has been facing in recent years.
The Karnataka Urban Water Sector Improvement Project: 24x7 water supply is achievable- Field note by Water and Sanitation Programme, World Bank
Posted on 14 Sep, 2012 07:28 PMThis field note by the Water and Sanitation Program, describes how it is possible to deliver twenty four water supply through individual household connections to all residents.
Performance Assessment System (PAS) Project at CEPT University, Ahmedabad develops a comprehensive database of urban water & sanitation data for Gujarat and Maharashtra
Posted on 10 Sep, 2012 04:50 PMThe Performance Assessment System Project - www.pas.org.in (PAS) Project at CEPT University is a five-year Action Research Project, which works on developing appropriate tools and methods to measure, monitor and improve delivery of water and sanitation services in urban India.
Guidance notes for continuous water supply (24-7): A guide to project preparation, implementation and appraisal- A report by Water and Sanitation Program
Posted on 06 Sep, 2012 09:39 PMThis report by Water and Sanitation Program is a guidance notes meant for governments, municipal administrations and water utilities that are considering of converting their water distribution services from intermittent to continuous (24-7)
Community participation in South Asian sanitation - A paper published in Public World
Posted on 05 Sep, 2012 04:06 PMThis paper published in collaboration with Public World (London) focuses on the poor sanitation situation in South Asia, which has the highest proportion of people practising open defecation and argues that improvement in sanitation is one of the most important goals that countries i
Report on the "National level workshop on appropriate toilet technologies", organised by Gramalaya, Arghyam and UNICEF at Trichy, Tamil Nadu, between 9-11 May 2012
Posted on 02 Sep, 2012 07:00 PMCurrent evidence has shown that a large population of people in India practice open defecation and do not use toilets even when available.