Toilet Is Fixed on Space Station
As their colleagues on the ground signified the 40th anniversary of a man
As their colleagues on the ground signified the 40th anniversary of a man
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has announced Rs 100 crore for construction of toilets in villages of Punjab under the Rajiv Gandhi Pendu Jan Sehat Kalyan Yojna. Making this announcement on the floor of the House during question hour, Badal said
Residents of Semartoli and Lupungtoli can now hope to light up their homes and have easy access to precious drops of water.
TNA MP Pathmini Sithamparanathan broke into tears in Parliament yesterday when she spoke about the issues confronting the internally displaced persons in Vavuniya. Speaking during the emergency debate, she said that seven pregnant mothers had died in the IDP camps recently.
VEDASANDUR (DINDIGUL): Rural development is an essential component for over-all development of nation. Scientists wish to extend their knowledge for development of villages and desire to provide scientific solutions to their practical difficulties, said R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser.
MUMBAI: At a time when the city is reeling under an acute water shortage, the BMC has decided to start first-of-its-kind water-free urinals at Gateway of India. The system will be implemented at 11 new urinals at the newly-constructed Gateway Plaza, and will not require users to flush after use. It is estimated that these urinals will save 10,000 litre of water every day.
DHENKANAL: The Total Sanitation Campaign has received lukewarm response in Dhenkanal since its inception in 2005 despite availability of funds and infrastructure. So far, only 23 per cent of the district has been covered under the Campaign
AMIT AGNIHOTRI June 29: Concerned over the unplanned implementation of its flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), the rural development ministry is planning to use the programme to create tangible assets like women
This note deals with the problem of manual scavenging in India as a form of caste and occupationbased social exclusion. It tries to explore the causes and reasons for the continuance of this social evil in India with a case study of Ghazipur district in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
G Manjusainath , Bangalore, DH News Service: Probably these would be the costliest public toilets Bangalore ever had. Built by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) at a whopping Rs 20 lakh, these should definitely qualify for the five-star tag at least going by the money claimed to have been spent on them.
The administration today vowed to step up efforts to meet the 2012 deadline for achieving 100 per cent sanitation in the state. For this, over 37 lakh private toilets will have to be built.
Inspired by the success of sahiya system in the healthcare sector, the administration is planning to replicate the model to spread awareness about sanitation and safe drinking water in villages of Jharkhand.
NAGAPATTINAM: Kameshwaram panchayat in Nagapattinam has exemplified that ecological and sanitation concerns are no more elitist preoccupations. It has shown the way forward with about 80 families of fishing community, owning ECOSAN toilets. The maiden collection of the compost commenced at a couple of residences recently, testifying to the ecological sustainability of the endeavour.
Speakers at a workshop yesterday underscored the need for ecological sanitation to ensure healthcare of people and save environment. They also suggested for using Ecosan toilet saying that this new toilet will not only protect public health but also produce organic fertiliser.
MALKANGIRI: The Total Sanitation Campaign has changed the face of tribal dominated Kanjali village under Padmagiri gram panchayat in Malkangiri district.
The Sri Lankan government says that the United Nations should take responsibility for not providing enough toilet facilities for the internally displaced people (IDPs) in Vavuniya camps. The UN has said that only half of the toilets and minimum facilities for bathing are available for IDPs in the camps.
Four decades ago, when Bindeshwar Pathak began his work on changing unsanitary latrine practices, there were sceptics galore. Today, Pathak
Villages near Tiruchirapalli show the city how to manage sewage
<p>The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of a sanitation campaign that combines “shaming” (i.e. emotional motivators) with subsidies for poor households in rural Orissa,
Almost all the public toilets, run by the Dhaka City Corporation, are barely usable as they remain unhygienic due to lack of regular maintenance. The DCC runs only 48 public toilets in the city, home to about 140 million people, according to official statistics.