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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)
The Good, Bad and Ugly revealed
Posted on 14 Aug, 2015 11:55 AM

The Ministry of Urban Development has made public the results of a survey it conducted to assess the level of cleanliness in 476 cities across India. And, in keeping with the more general perceptions about order and cleanliness, a substantial number of cities from South India figured in the top 100.
Poor sanitation causes psychosocial stress among women
Environmental barriers, social factors and fears of sexual violence contribute to sanitation-related psychosocial stress among women. Gender sensitive policies need to be strengthened to tackle this.
Krushna Chandra Sahoo
Kristyna R.S. Hulland
Bethany A. Caruso
Rojalin Swain
Matthew C. Freeman
Pinaki Panigrahi
Robert Dreibelbis
Posted on 02 Aug, 2015 07:45 AM

Sanitation in India is at a critical juncture. The Indian government has been contemplating new strategies to deal with the country's sanitation crisis by making massive investments under the Swachh Bharat Mission.
Poor sanitation and psychosocial stress - The linkages (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Does poor sanitation behaviour adversely affect pregnancy?
670 pregnant women from coastal and inland Odisha were interviewed to examine the relationship between maternal sanitation behaviour and adverse pregnancy outcomes. The results confirm the hypothesis.
Bijaya K. Padhi
Kelly K. Baker
Ambarish Dutta
Oliver Cumming
Matthew C. Freeman
Radhanatha Satpathy
Bhabani S. Das
Pinaki Panigrahi
Posted on 29 Jul, 2015 12:12 PM

A number of studies have linked water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions to improvements in health outcomes such as diarrhoeal diseases, helminth (parasitic worm) infections and childhood stunting.
The connection between sanitation and pregnancy outcomes
Do not rush through with TSR committee's proposals on green laws: Parliamentary Panel
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 28 Jul, 2015 08:55 AM

Panel suggests that the Govt not rush through with changes in green laws
Ufrenkhal forest that gives water to Gad Ganga
For the community, led by the community: CLTS experiments in Bihar
Posted on 21 Jul, 2015 08:37 PM

The Swachh Bharat Mission’s baseline survey report of 2012 named Odisha and Bihar as the states having the worst sanitation figures in the entire nation. While 88% of households in Odisha had no toilets, the figure stood at 78% for the state of Bihar.
NGT quashes environment clearance to 10 irrigation projects in Maharashtra and Karnataka
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 13 Jul, 2015 09:57 PM

NGT cancels MoEF's go ahead to 10 irrigation projects 
Irrigation Canal taking off from the Bhima Dam (Source: Nvvchar on Wikipedia)
WHO & UNICEF Report ranks India worst in eradicating open defecation
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 07 Jul, 2015 11:15 PM

India's poor sanitation facilities have a direct correlation with stunting in children
A defunt toilet in a tribal village in Odisha (Source: Vishwanath Srikantaiah)
Do more toilets mean a 'Swachh Bharat'? These graphs tell it all
Posted on 03 Jul, 2015 10:33 AM

Every 10 years, the government gears up to capture colossal amounts of data through its Census.
Do more toilets mean a 'Swachh Bharat'? These 6 graphs tell it all.
How many toilets have been built? Which state leads the pack? Which type of toilet is most popular? All of this and more in our visual analysis of Census 'toilet' data.
Sabita Kaushal
Posted on 01 Jul, 2015 10:35 PM

Every 10 years, the government gears up to capture colossal amounts of data through its Census.
What does the increase in toilet numbers really mean?
Swachh Punjab' is a stinking reality
Posted on 23 Jun, 2015 12:17 PM

The state's high toilet coverage has compounded the problem of water pollution and diseases. It now needs an efficient and affordable sewage treatment system.

Authored By : Manu Moudgil
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