Urban Sanitation

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October 15, 2022 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 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 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 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 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 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)
Prayasam - Using children as a vehicle for change
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Amlan Kusum Ganguly started Prayasam  to touch lives and and make a difference. Troubled by the plight of children in brick kilns and slums  and the widespread indifference towards sanitation, clean drinking water and health,  Amlan Ganguly and his organization decided to target the young to educate slum –dwellers.

Videos CIVICs work on water and sanitation in slums of Bangalore Karnataka
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Since its inception in 1992, CIVIC’s (Citizens’ Voluntary Initiative for the City) work has revolved around urban issues, especially realizing social equity in the growth of Bangalore through the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act (or the Nagarapalika Act, an Act under the Constitution of India that defines how cities/towns in India need to b

Squatting rights Study by Dasra highlights the issue of access to toilets in urban India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

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Plastic trash fish to highlight coastal pollution at Hyderabad CBD COP Roundup of the weeks news 1 7 October 2012
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Plastic trash fish to highlight coastal pollution at Hyderabad CBD COP

Self reliance in water A book by Indukanth Ragade
This book seeks to serve as a one-stop source for every aspect of water and its management for city and town dwellers.
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

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Indias first nationwide rural water quality survey to start from October- A compilation of top stories from water industry from newsletter Droplets
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

What are the emerging trends in India’s water sector? The newsletter, Droplets by Everything About Water gives an overview of the current issues in the sector by giving brief description of recent developments in water industry, technologies, products, research, reports etc,.

The Karnataka Urban Water Sector Improvement Project 24x7 water supply is achievable Field note by Water and Sanitation Programme World Bank
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

This field note by the Water and Sanitation Program, describes how it is possible to deliver twenty four water supply through individual household connections to all residents.

Performance Assessment System PAS Project at CEPT University Ahmedabad develops a comprehensive database of urban water sanitation data for Gujarat and Maharashtra
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The Performance Assessment System Project - www.pas.org.in (PAS) Project at CEPT University is a five-year Action Research Project, which works on developing appropriate tools and methods to measure, monitor and improve delivery of water and sanitation services in urban India.

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 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The 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.

India Improving urban water supply and sanitation service provision Lessons from business plans for Maharashtra Rajasthan Haryana and international good practices Report by the World Bank
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

This report by the World Bank identifies the key elements of a State-wide program for improving water supply and sanitation services and accountability on the basis of

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