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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)
December 2, 2021
The loo loop
Public toilets and choice of work for women
Separation between women and men’s toilets (Image: Rajesh Pamnani; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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)
May 11, 2021
Bathing spaces for women - crucial for WASH!
Bathing spaces and not toilets alone, aid women in maintaining health and hygiene. It is time the Swachh Bharat Mission pays attention to bathing spaces as well!
A temperory bathing space with no water and privacy in a fishing village in Tamil Nadu (Image Source: India Water Portal)
December 20, 2020
Putting faecal sludge management on track
The cost and revenue projections for both on-demand and scheduled desludging scenarios were elaborated upon in the faecal sludge management plan for Dhen­kanal Municipality.
Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant at Dhenkanal, Odisha
December 18, 2020
Faecal sludge management policy environment for small towns: Taking a wider view
Project Nirmal helped Odisha to become a front runner among states with a comprehensive policy framework on faecal sludge management.
Odisha is trying to fa­cilitate adoption of FSM by Urban Local Bodies so that sewage, septage/ faecal sludge, and liquid waste is safely managed, treated, and dis­posed. (Image: SCI-FI, CPR)
Sanitation and the risk of sexual violence
A study finds increased risk of sexual violence among women who defecate in the open due to lack of proper sanitation facilities.
Apoorva Jadhav
Abigail Weitzman and Emily Smith-Greenaway
Posted on 21 Dec, 2016 09:08 PM

While nearly half of the world’s population (42 percent) lacks access to improved sanitation conditions, India is the worst performer in sanitation coverage, even below those countries with half of the households (53 percent) not having access to toilets.
Lack of access to sanitation and the risk of sexual violence. (Source: India WASH Forum)
Zila Swachh Bharat Preraks to take Clean India Mission forward
Posted on 19 Dec, 2016 10:48 AM

Every district in India to have 600 Zila Swachh Bharat Preraks soon to rid the country of open defecation
Mumbaikars can now rate cleanliness of public toilets
Posted on 11 Dec, 2016 09:21 PM

Rating machines to help users rate cleanliness and hygiene levels of public toilets in Mumbai
Voice systems to instruct passengers on bio-toilet use
Posted on 28 Nov, 2016 11:42 AM

Southern Railway introduces voice system to instruct passengers on how to use bio-toilets
Community toilets in forest lands get approval
Posted on 21 Nov, 2016 09:58 AM

Community toilets can come up in forest lands under SBM
World Toilet Day: Beyond BCC
Though toilets are being constructed rapidly across India, questions remain about their acceptance and usage. Until that happens, complete 'swachhta' cannot be realised.
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 19 Nov, 2016 07:22 AM

The Swachh Bharat (Gramin) website reports an increase in the total percentage of household toilet constructed from 42.02 percent in 2014 to 56.85 percent as on November 15, 2016. The number of open defecation free villages have also increased from 50,168 in 2015-16 to 1,17,242 villages.
Children pose outside a toilet in Sanarpudur village, Namakkal.
New paradigms in WASH service delivery: Roundtable discussion, IIT Madras
This round table aims to discuss new paradigms in WASH service delivery among various stakeholders such as WASH experts, policy makers, private sector, funders and researchers
Posted on 16 Nov, 2016 10:06 AM

About: IIT Madras will be conducting a round table discussion titled 'Emerging Paradigms in Water,Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) service delivery' on 23rd November, 2016
1.14 lakh Indian villages declared open defecation free
Posted on 14 Nov, 2016 10:27 AM

1.14 lakh villages have been declared open defecation free so far across the country
Change in approach for better result
WASH policies need to consider nuanced needs of people across their lifespan for better results, finds out a study.
Akshaya Ayyangar
Posted on 11 Nov, 2016 11:11 PM

Providing access to water, sanitation and hygiene or WASH to everyone has been the focus of governments for many decades. The declaration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 set aside definite targets for water and sanitation that countries need to work towards.
There is a need for a nuanced approach in making water and sanitation available to public. (Source: India Water Portal)
WASH away Ujjain woes
The holy city of Ujjain is dealing with severe water and sanitation issues. A study reveals serious anomalies in the WASH situation in the city.
Rahul Banerjee
Posted on 07 Nov, 2016 10:31 PM

Despite all the hype around Swachh Bharat Mission, the situation on the ground remains dismal. The city of Ujjain is located on the western part of Madhya Pradesh on the Malwa Plateau and is primarily a religious tourism centre due to the Mahakal temple.
Open well in Hira mill ki chaal slum situated next to an open drain resulting in its water getting polluted.
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