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December 13, 2022
Mobilising communities for WASH
WaterAid India’s partnership with USAID and Gap Inc. benefits 2400 villages across 7 districts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

WaterAid has focused on establishing community-led water quality monitoring & surveillance (Image: Anil Gulati/India Water Portal Flickr)
September 26, 2022
Dirty drains 'drain' health
This study found that the sanitary quality of neighbourhood drains, in addition to toilets, affected sanitation and hygiene and incidences of ill-health in rural households.
Dirty drainages, harbingers of illhealth. Image for representation only (Image Source: SuSanA Secretariat via Wikimedia Commons)
February 10, 2022
Budgetary provisions for drinking water supply continue to get priority
Budget for sanitation sees a decline
Jal Jeevan Mission has picked up pace after two years (Image: Anita Martinz, Wikimedia Commons, CC-A-2.0 Generic)
October 4, 2021
Understanding the thinking behind IEC in large programs
Lessons from the Swachh Bharat Mission experience
Pop culture icons like Gabbar Singh are painted on the walls of a toilet complex in New Delhi (Image: Project Raahat, Enactus)
July 6, 2021
Billions lack access to WASH services
If trends persist, billions will be left without critical, life-saving WASH services, says a SDG monitoring report
Between 2016 and 2020, the global population with safely managed drinking water at home increased from 70% to 74% (Image: Pxhere)
April 17, 2021
Skilling and engaging first mile actors to enable local water management: Context, opportunities, and engagement possibilities
Based on conversations with Dr Tushaar Shah and Mr Ved Arya
There is an urgency to create a database of such skilled persons and engage them in future programs or on a long-term basis through different engagement models. (Image: ForWater Partners)
Squatting rights Study by Dasra highlights the issue of access to toilets in urban India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

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Plastic trash fish to highlight coastal pollution at Hyderabad CBD COP Roundup of the weeks news 1 7 October 2012
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Plastic trash fish to highlight coastal pollution at Hyderabad CBD COP
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra My Yatra Your Yatra Our Yatra Jairam Ramesh Union Minister Rural Development inaugurates the event from Bapus Wardha
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

5 Oct 2012, Helipad Ground, Wardha, Maharashtra.

Water supply and sanitation in India - Meeting targets and beyond A discussion Paper by Global Water Forum
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

This discussion paper by Global Water Forum sheds light on the progress on access to safe water

The Nirmal Bharat Yatra Stop 1 Day 1 in Wardha Rain washed our tents but not the Great WASH Yatra
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

3rd October 2012, Wardha, Maharashtra.
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra Breaking the Menstrual Taboo in rural Maharashtra
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Women in India are treated as untouchables or even worse during their menstrual cycle. Have we ever stopped to think why we let this happen? Why are we constantly victimizing women when this is a routine procedure that women go through to complete their womanhood?
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra Stop 1 We dont talk about it at all The taboo of menstruation in rural Maharashtra a major deterrent in achieving menstrual hygiene
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Priyanka, 13 and a chirpy adolescent girl studying in a government school in a village called ‘Rohini Gaun’ 25 kms from Wardha in Maharashtra blushes and says, "We don’t talk about it at all!".
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra The Great WASH Yatra A travelling carnival over 6 weeks spreading awareness on sanitation hygiene in India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The Nirmal Bharat Yatra, also called the The Great WASH Yatra is a multichannel, mega-campaign that harnesses the positive power of Cricket and Bollywood to promote awareness and enact behavioural change around sanitation and hygie
Self reliance in water A book by Indukanth Ragade
This book seeks to serve as a one-stop source for every aspect of water and its management for city and town dwellers.
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Self reliance in water: A practical manual for city and town dwellers by Indukanth S.</body></html>
Gharacha Dagina Toilets as the jewels of the household a film promoting twopit toilets in rural India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Using 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.
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