Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Debi Prasad Banerjee Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 22.04/2024. The application was filed by the applicant alleging that Barasat Government Medical College & Hospital, Barasat has dug an open hole …
With poor sanitation estimated to cause 280,000 deaths per year worldwide, improving sanitation is a key policy goal in many developing countries. Yet governments and major development institutions disagree over how to address the problem. A new study released in Science today found that in Bangladesh, a community-motivation model that …
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to engage anganwadi workers to carry out a survey to identify households without latrines in the city. The BMC will take up construction of individual household latrine (IHL) under the Centre's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. After the survey, the BMC will create a database …
Most of the people forced by lack of toilet space or water in households to relieve themselves in the open know that it is unhygienic for them as well as others. A new study has brought out another fact. Open defecation can be a source of psychosocial stress, too. Women …
(Reuters) - California on Wednesday moved to tighten already stringent regulations on how much water can flow through toilets and faucets, part of the state's effort to respond to prolonged drought. The regulations passed by the California Energy Commission come on the heels of action on Tuesday to propose a …
India could save millions of litres of water simply by changing the size of the water cistern or tank at tached to flush type toilets according to a technical note submitted to the governmen by science policy advocacy group Delhi Science Forum (DSF). Most advanced coun tries have smaller cisterns …
The Centre has allocated about Rs32 crore to Delhi Government for construction of household and public toilets under the Swachchh Bharat Mission for the fiscal 2014-15. The target for Delhi is to construct 1,25,298 toilets in individual houses and 11,138 public facilities, besides putting in place solid waste management projects …
NASHIK: The water and sanitation department of the Nashik zilla parishad has received Rs 8 crore from the central government and the district planning and development councils for the construction of toilets. The funds would be used to clear the pending sum to the beneficiaries, who have already constructed toilets …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be strongly pitching for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, but the sanitation conditions in rural Maharashtra present a horrific reality. About 56 lakh households in rural Maharashtra have no toilets, admitted the water supply and sanitation minister Babanrao Lonikar. “We are trying to build toilets in …
RAJBIRAJ, March 10: Although the effort to make Saptari district Open Defecation Free (ODF) by 2016 is in full swing, concerned authorities are finding it challenging to accomplish the goal within the given deadline. Millions of rupees have already been spent on the program in the district as part of …
ISLAMABAD: More than 40 million people in Pakistan do not have access to a toilet, forcing them to defecate in the open, which in turn is a major contributor to stunting in the country, a top Unicef official said. “There are 41 million people who do not have access to …
A prototype toilet has been launched on a UK university campus to prove that urine can generate electricity, and show its potential for helping to light cubicles in international refugee camps. Students and staff at the Bristol-based University of the West of England are being asked to use the working …
aenia solium cysticercosis is a neglected parasitic zoonosis occurring in many developing countries. Socio-cultural determinants related to its control remain unclear. Studies in Africa have shown that the underuse of sanitary facilities and the widespread occurrence of free-roaming pigs are the major risk factors for porcine cysticercosis. The study objective …
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Human waste left by climbers on Mount Everest has become a problem that is causing pollution and threatening to spread disease on the world's highest peak, the chief of Nepal's mountaineering association said Tuesday. The more than 700 climbers and guides who spend nearly two months …
In a bid to make quick progress on its objectives under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, the civic body is set to experiment with solar- powered bio-toilets that make use of a special strain of bacteria to decompose human waste. These toilets would recycle waste into clean, odourless water back for …
Authorities in Yunnan province will construct or renovate more than 600 toilets at major scenic spots in the next three years in an effort to bolster tourism, the Yunnan Provincial Commission of Tourism Development said in a draft plan released on Tuesday. Tourism is one of the pillar industries for …
China will build 13,000 new toilets and renovate another 9,000 in 2015 at tourist sites to upgrade the notorious facilities, tourism authorities announced on Thursday. The campaign is part of China's three-year "toilet revolution" aimed at building a total of 33,000 restrooms and renovating 24,000 by 2017, said Li Jinzao, …
ILAM, Feb 24: Preparations are under way to declare Ilam district as Open Defecation Free (ODF) zone though the local authorities have failed to meet the criteria for ODF status even after spending Rs 30 million. President Ram Baran Yadav is scheduled to declare Ilam as ODF zone this week. …
The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State government not to grant recognition to new schools and colleges if they do not have basic facilities, including separate toilets for boys, girls and staff and drinking water. The interim order was issued by a Division Bench of acting Chief Justice Sunil …
A total of 26.23 lakh toilets have been constructed under the Swachch Bharat Mission across the country during 2014-15 and of this, Gujarat's share is only 5%. According to the January 12, 2015 report by the Union ministry of drinking water, the number of toilets built in Gujarat is 1.37 …
Toilets will be constructed in all Government schools before start of new academic session. Apart from School Education Department, Tribal Welfare, Urban Development departments, public undertakings, Mandi Board, Laghu Udyog Nigam and Central PSUs are extending financial assistance for this. Private-public participation will be encouraged. Assistance will also be sought …
