Toilets and Urinals
"Plastic trash fish to highlight coastal pollution at Hyderabad CBD COP" - Roundup of the week's news (1 - 7 October, 2012)
Posted on 09 Oct, 2012 04:10 PMPlastic 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 Bapu’s Wardha
Posted on 08 Oct, 2012 11:47 AM5 Oct 2012, Helipad Ground, Wardha, Maharashtra.
The Nirmal Bharat Yatra (The Great WASH Yatra) - A travelling carnival over 6 weeks spreading awareness on sanitation & hygiene in India
Posted on 24 Sep, 2012 02:38 PMThe 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
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.
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.
Water woes of Bawana and Bhalswa slums in Delhi - Women pay the heaviest price for poor water supply and sanitation facilities- An article in India Water Review
Posted on 29 Aug, 2012 06:31 PMThe current global water crisis is preventing water from reaching slum dwellers. The condition of women under such a grim situation is deteriorating further as they continue to fetch water for various domestic purposes.
Ward level data on insanitary latrines collected during census (2011) of Odisha state- Report by Department of Housing and Urban Development, Government of Odisha
Posted on 18 Aug, 2012 05:05 PMThis document by Department of Housing & Urban development, Government of Odisha, provides ward level data on insanitary latrines in urban areas of the state.
Water sanitation and hygiene advocacy and communication strategy framework (2012-2017)- A draft document by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Posted on 15 Aug, 2012 10:24 AMThis document by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is a draft of the WASH advocacy and communication strategy 2012-2017.
"Clean toilets are essential for a clean mind": The story behind the Appa Patwardhan Safai Wa Paryawaran Tantraniketan, Maharashtra
Posted on 19 Jul, 2012 04:09 AMDr. Mapuskar has been working in the field of rural sanitation for the last 50 years. He implemented the principles of appropriate technology and community ownership at a time when these were not part of the national consciousness. Today he continues to be active in the field, advocating the use of decentralised, low cost sanitation options.
Drops do not discriminate: Addressing inequities and inequalities in access to water and sanitation in India - A short film by WaterAid, India
Posted on 06 Jul, 2012 03:07 PMThe video by WaterAid, India points at the lack of awareness, planning and the poor water management practices in the country that have led to this situation by highlighting that even though the rainfall in India is in surplus with 1170 mm of rainfall every year, we continue to face scarcity of water every year.