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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)
Study on Disease Burden Due to Inadequate Water Sanitation Facilities in India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Status of disease prevaleance compared to water and sanitation coverage in each state. Percentage cases of disease like Diarroea, Cholera, Hepatitis A and entric fever are covered. Death cases due to maleria for each state from 2001 - 2005. A detail study on diseases have been done for the state of West Bengal.
Status of urban water supply sanitation and solid waste management CPHEEO data 2005
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Data provides status of the urban water, sanitation and solid waste management in India. Status of water supply (physical and financial), Status of urban sewerage/sanitation system, Status of low cost sanitation, Status of solid waste management.
Progress in extending access and bridging the infrastructure services gap in water and sanitation 2006
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Assessing progress in extending access and bridging the gap between infrastructure and services in water supply and sanitation. Data on access, coverage and water supply along with expenditure in each five year plan is also available.
Hygeine and Sanitation practice study in 2 districts of MP March 2011
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Study on hygiene and sanitation practice in two districts of Madhya pradesh - Dhar and Khargone. Various surveys are carried out showing information on use of toilet, washing hands, treatment of drinking water, diarrhoea rate and water related health issues.
Estimates for the use of Improved Sanitation Facilities
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Yearly data on access to improved sanitation. seperate data for rural and urban. information on number of flushed toilets, dry latrines, septic tank, piped sewer system is provided.
Environmental status report of Aurangabad Region
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Data of water demand, source, sewage treatment and disposal of all districts of Aurangabad region. Water Quality in Rivers at different villages in Aurangabad region is also measured.
Yearly progress of household toilets coverage since 2001 Census till date
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Yearly progress of household toilets coverage since 2001 Census till date. Total households with and without toilets of all districts of the country, from 2001 till date.
Targets and current status of sanitary infrastructure construction under Total Sanitation Campaign TSC of all districts across India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Targets and current status of sanitary infrastructure construction under Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) of all districts across India. This data covers details about household latrines (APL and BPL), school and balwadi toilets, Rural Sanitary Marts. The target to be reached and current status of each district is provided. The data is updated on daily basis.
A Survey of Household Water and Sanitation covering all rural districts of Karnataka
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

A participatory survey that covered 28 districts of Karnataka and 17,200 households across 172 gram panchayats (GPs). The survey covered all aspects of domestic water and sanitation.
Status of water and sanitation in Nirmal Gram Puraskar NGP villages
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Study of 162 NGP villages awarded the Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) award in 2004-05 and 2005-06.
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