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October 15, 2022
Evaluating WaSH conditions spatially at the panchayat level
Synthesis of water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) spatial pattern in rural India: an integrated interpretation of WaSH practices
People in rural areas lack potable water, and use unsafe sanitation and hygiene facilities (Image: Sebastian Dahl)
July 7, 2022
Slum land rights: A necessity for success of PMAY
PMAY needs policy commitment to rehabilitate slums in small and medium cities of Gujarat
Need for legal framework for land rights in small and medium cities of Gujarat under PMAY (Image: Homes in the City)
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)
April 13, 2021
Swacchagrahis: The frontline workers of India's largest sanitation program
There is a need for long term sustained engagement of the skilled workforce for water and sanitation
Swachhagrahis are the motivators for bringing about behaviour change concerning key sanitation practices in rural India. (Image: SBM)
December 28, 2020
Sanitation workers amid the pandemic
The pandemic has exacerbated the issues of exclusion and vulnerability of sanitation workers.
Despite the risks and the dire conditions of their work, sanitation workers continued to do their job (Image: C S Sharada Prasad, India Water Portal)
24*7 water relief for Belgaum
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

24*7 water relief for Belgaum
Dams sold but tribal issues remain unaddressed
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Dams sold but tribal issues remain unaddressed
Toilets for all: Jharkhand's Sanitation Policy
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The document titled ‘Sanitation Policy of Jharkhand’, by the Government of Jharkhand, serves as a guidance manual to follow the directives of the Nirmal Bahrat Abhiyan (NBA), a government programme to tackle open defecation in rural India.
Railway stations serve contaminated water
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Drinking water at railway stations highly contaminated: Report
Drinking water costs Rs 400 per month in Manipur
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Manipur villagers spend Rs 400 per month on drinking water
Siang Basin dams study inadequate: NGO
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Siang Basin dams' study inadequate: NGO
Want to build a toilet?
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The Government of Jharkhand has published a technical document in order to encourage the construction and usage of toilets in the state of Jharkhand. The manual begins with an introduction to Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA), a government programme to tackle open defecation in rural India.
Indias embankments flood Nepal
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Uninformed construction on the Indian side floods Nepal

Construction of embankments and dykes along Kaliganga river in Uttarakhand results in floods in Nepal's Dharchula district downstream.
The great Indian toilet tracker
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Women patiently wait for the sun to go down, to squat in open fields. Young children do so unabashedly on the roads under the open skies. Well into our 67th year of independence, the sanitation situation hasn't changed much in villages and towns across the nation.
Contaminated water caused 13000 deaths in 4 years
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Contaminated water killed 13,000 in last four years
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