Emphasis laid on rural sanitation programme
the rural sanitation programme would be given impetus in all districts of Madhya Pradesh. So far strategic steps have been taken in eight districts which include Hoshangabad, Narsinghpur, Raisen,
the rural sanitation programme would be given impetus in all districts of Madhya Pradesh. So far strategic steps have been taken in eight districts which include Hoshangabad, Narsinghpur, Raisen,
A village in Sirsa along Haryana’s dusty borders with Rajasthan has redefined what ‘public-private partnership’ can mean in terms of girls’ education and social development. Kaluana village gave shape
Shillong, July 17: Villagers of Khliehriat, a civil subdivision under Jaintia Hills district, about 100km from here, did not know about the existence of the National Family Benefit Scheme, though the same had been introduced throughout the country by the Centre since August 15, 1995, till they were enligtened about it through an interactive meet.
Department of Public Health and Engineering (DPHE) has taken up a massive plan to bring all the families of the district under 100 percent sanitation coverage by 2013. Concerned sources said in order
This factsheet provides information on the link between sanitation and agriculture as well as related implications on health, economy and environment. It shows examples of treating and using treated excreta
New Delhi, Jan. 4: Jharkhand had asked for a longer rope to meet the plan of providing drinking water to every village under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). But Union rural development
<p>Delhi suffers from air pollution caused by transportation, road dust, industries and domestic air emissions says Delhi Economic Survey 2014-15 released on 24 June 2015. </p>
The majority of the world’s population now live in urban centres, which will also absorb virtually all population growth in the next century. Urbanisation involves major shifts in the ways people work
In a bid to curb misreporting by states, the ministry of rural development on Monday approved changes to guidelines of the Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) that allow flexibility to the states in identifying
To curb open defecation in the Nilgiris district, Rural Development Organisation (RDO), an NGO in the Nilgiris, on Wednesday launched cost effective, eco-friendly green toilets to mark World Environment
A Rs 12.66 crore project to provide safe drinking water and sanitation facilities in rural areas of Jamshedpur district has been launched jointly by the Bihar government and the Unicef. Named Wat-San
Minister for Industries and Urban Development P.K. Kunhalikutty inaugurated ‘Suchitwotsavam,' a cleaning drive under the aegis of the district sanitation mission as part of the Nirmal Bharat project undertaken by the Union Ministry for Rural Development across the country, on the beach here on Sunday.
<p>This study seeks to understand factors that guide the decision-making process to adopt and implement the available arsenic-mitigation technologies in rural areas in the middle-Ganga Plain in India.
<p>This Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manual for rural water supplies by the Department of Drinking Water And Sanitation and Water and Sanitation Program of the World Bank complements their Gram Panchayat Handbook released in 2010 and provides further technical and managerial information on the process and content through which village level water supply schemes are operated and maintained t
Hyderabad: One-third of schools in rural areas of the state do not have provisions for toilets for girls, while another third has toilets that are either locked or unusable. This is despite several orders by the Supreme Court over the last two years to ensure provision of toilets in all schools and a deadline of March to comply with. According to the Annual Status of Education Report 2012, only 38 per cent of schools in rural Andhra Pradesh have toilets that can be used by girl students.
Presenting the Municipal Corporation of Delhi budget for the year 2012-13 at a special meeting of the Standing Committee on Tuesday, Chairman Yogender Chandolia announced a fund of Rs. 544 crore to be
The much hyped Central Government sponsored Sector Reform Project, aimed at providing drinking water and proper sanitation facilities to the rural areas could face closure in many villages of the
<p>A new report launched today by Somalia—titled the Somalia Health and Demographic Survey (SHDS) Report 2020—offers the country’s decision makers and stakeholders vital information on
Monitoring and Supervisory Committee appraises central schemes Works to the tune of Rs.92.98 crore is being implemented under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for the current fiscal here in the district. These include 2,314 works in all the 434 panchayats in the district. These were among the host of central schemes that came up for appraisal by the district Monitoring and Supervisory Committee, at the Collectorate recently.
The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has conducted a survey on Drinking Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Housing Condition as a part of 76th round of