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 …
Rs 42-cr DUSIB plan to improve sanitation in Jhuggi Jhompri clusters The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has decided to provide toilet facilities to all the slum dwellers under a sanitation strategy. The chief executive officer of DUSIB, Amar Nath, said that the board has planned to upgrade the …
NAGPUR: The prime minister's plan to provide girls' toilets in every school in the country seems to have come at the right time to cover the last mile. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA), the implementing body for Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), officials say only a …
In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision on sanitation, the Ministry of Human Resource Development has decided to focus on creating an action plan for constructing toilets in all government schools to create an enabling environment for girls, with HRD minister Smriti Irani asking states to do so by …
Moving a step towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ target, the Rural Development ministry on Tuesday proposed a hike in the allocation for constructing toilets in rural areas, aimed at providing better sanitation facilities in individual households, schools and anganwadis. “We have prepared a proposal to increase the …
The government on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with WaterAid Bangladesh to construct and renovate public toilets in capital Dhaka.Representatives of Dhaka North City Corporation, Dhaka South City Corporation, Dhaka WASA and WaterAid Bangladesh signed the MoU on behalf of their respective sides for construction, renovation and development …
BHUBANESWAR: Of the 58,000 government-run schools in the state, more than 8,000 don't have toilets for girls while in another 12,500, the toilets are lying defunct, according to a recent report of the Union ministry of human resources development (MHRD). Under the Narendra Modi government's ?Swach Vidyalaya, Swach Bharat' (Clean …
The progressive state like Maharashtra has as many as 1,226 government schools that still do not have toilet facility for girl students. And this basic facility for girls is lying non-functional in nearly 2,190 other government schools in the state. In Pune district, there are 35 government schools that lack …
Around one lakh domestic toilets will be constructed in Chhattisgarh and tap connections will be provided to 87,400 houses during the next three months. The State Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) has prepared an action plan for the massive exercise. In view of problem of sanitation in villages, Chief Minister …
A whopping 20,716 government schools in Odisha do not have proper toilets for girls. According to the status of school toilets posted by Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, following emphasis on sanitation laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech, 20,716 (35.46 per cent) of 58,412 …
Over 60 per cent of government schools in J&K; have no toilets, a Department of School Education and Literacy (DISE) survey 2013- 2014 conducted by the Union Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD) survey revealed. According to the MHRD’s nation-wide survey, 18.7 per cent government schools in the state …
TRICHY: A total of 203 of the total 1,272 government schools in the district do not have basic toilet facilities according to a recent list released by the department of school education and literacy, ministry of human resource development (MHRD) on its official website about schools that are functioning without …
In its bid to tackle sanitation and waste management issues in the country, the government on Wednesday decided to make India free from open defecation on a priority basis. At a high-level meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), which had senior officials from about 10 ministries, the government outlined …
Total Sanitation Campaign scam in Garo Hills TURA: Central funds for construction of toilets in different schools of East Garo Hills have allegedly been misappropriated to the tune of over Rs 5 crore during the tenure of the then deputy commissioner and current Tura DC Pravin Bakshi who allegedly allowed …
The Shenzhen government issued a new rule to increase the number of public toilets for women. An Internet poll showed that more than 90 percent of those surveyed applauded the decision but some suggested that unisex toilets would be fairer, according to sznews.com. The new rule, issued by the city's …
Smart is as smart does. The government's proposal to build 100 "smart" cities will work only if it can reinvent the very idea of urban growth in a country such as India. Smart thinking will require the government to not only copy the model cities of the already developed Western …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on eradication of dry latrine system, 24/07/2014. One among the questions asked was about the roadmap and the time-frame for the complete eradication of the dry latrine system in India.
HYDERABAD: A recent survey by the Indian Medical Association reveals that cleaning toilets with acids can damage lungs. Around 91 per cent of the doctors who participated in the survey have confirmed that the acids which are used as toilet cleaners are a major cause of respiratory diseases like Asthma. …
Pledging to construct 1.21 crore toilets over the next five years covering all households in Bihar, the State Government on Wednesday vowed to end the practice of defecation in open places by 2019 as a token of tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary. “As many as 40 …
Urban Development Minister Narayan Khadka on Wednesday said that it is a matter of shame that thousands of families in Kathmandu district do not use toilets as yet. "Shame on all of us," said Khadka. "Even though many other districts have already been declared Open Defecation Free, Kathmandu is yet …
Organisers of the Beijing Marathon have said runners will be disqualified if they're caught urinating in public, apparently after dozens of people relieved themselves on the red walls of the Forbidden City last year. Contestants who exhibit "uncivilised behaviour, such as relieving oneself in public and littering" at the 42km …
