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 …
A Dutch inventor has developed a “cow toilet” he says will stop pollution from cow urine at its source and avoid damaging the environment. Using the device, Henk Hanskamp claims he could cut half the ammonia produced by cows urinating onto pastures. It has already proved successful in small-scale tests, …
Under the twin-pit system, two pits are dug with honeycombed walls and earthen floors which allow liquid to percolate into the surrounding soil Waste disposal from other toilets could turn into health and environmental nightmare Over the last year, a government advertisement featuring film actors Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar …
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will today hand over 42 toilets to the Ubuhle-Bemvelo Primary School, in Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal. The hand over of toilets forms part of a successful public-private partnership between the department and Amalooloo to address sanitation in schools in line with the Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) …
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she is confident that her department will eradicate the remaining 3 898 pit latrines in the country's schools "within the next three years". To date, 787 schools have been provided with appropriate sanitation facilities, with construction at 841 schools either in the planning, design …
Navi Mumbai makes it to top 10; Maharashtra 3rd best performing state. After bagging the cleanest state capital tag and a nationwide 18th rank last year, Mumbai slipped several notches on Swachh Survekshan 2019 — a survey to rank cleanest cities of India — to stand at 49th, the city’s …
A new government-commissioned survey has found that 93.1% of rural Indian households now have access to toilets, in comparison to 77% last year. The second edition of the National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS) also recorded encouraging data with regard to toilet usage and open defecation, finding that 96.5% of …
Nagpur: The government machinery should educate people on building public toilets at proper places so that water resources are not polluted due to human waste, said writer and activist Sopan Joshi during a discussion on ‘Sharir se nadi ki doori’ held at Asha Mangal Karyalaya, Dharampeth, on Saturday. The programme, …
With a colourful facelift of 18,132 toilets in rural areas, Karnal district has secured first position in the state in the ‘Swachh Sundar Shauchalaya’ (clean beautiful toilet) contest that lasted from January 1 to 31. This initiative was taken by the Drinking Water and Sanitation Department to mobilise households and …
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abbrem (KEEA) Municipality, Nana Appiah Korang has advised women not to accept marriage proposals of men who don’t have toilets in their homes. He said women could play a critical role in helping government to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and also reduce …
Lack of sanitation is one of the world's leading development challenges. Globally, around two billion people don't have access to appropriate sanitation, with around a billion of them having no toilet. Provision of a hygienic sanitation solution, coupled with regular handwashing and access to clean, drinkable water, is known to …
Two months after the Department of Basic Education was to announce a strategy to fix sanitation in South African schools, private funding has allowed the department to announce a two-year sanitation improvement plan. However, questions about the legitimacy of the data collected remain. The Department of Basic Education, with the …
Only 458 individual toilets built against target of 1.25 lakh due to lack of demand The Swachh Bharat Mission was supposed to build more than 1.25 lakh new toilets in Delhi homes. So far, the National Capital Territory has only built 458 individual household toilets under that scheme, according to …
A Parliamentary panel on Thursday dismissed the Government’s claim of achieving about 84 per cent of the sanitation coverage in the rural areas under the Swachchh Bharat Mission (SBM) noting that in actual the figure seems to be more on paper while progress at the ground level is very lethargic. …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), 19/07/2018. Rural sanitation coverage in the country at the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) [SBM(G)] on 2.10.2014 was 38.7%. State/UT-wise details of coverage as on 2.10.2014 andIndividual household latrines (IHHLs) constructed from 2.10.2014 to 16.7.2018, yearwise, are given in …
TParliamentary committee on rural development dismissed the central government’s claim of achieving about 84 per cent of the sanitation coverage in the rural areas under the Swachchh Bharat Mission (SBM. It said that in actual the figure seems to be more on paper while progress at the ground level is …
Omuthiya — One hundred and ten toilets will be constructed during this financial year in Oshikoto Region through the regional council, in addition to the 87 toilets that were constructed in the previous financial year. The sum of N$2 million was set aside for this purpose. Oshikoto chief regional officer …
More than 80 families living in temporary shelters in Braelyn‚ East London‚ say they have been sharing one toilet since 2013. They have complained that the shelters are “damaged‚ cold and are in an appalling state”. The families were moved into the structures by the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality after …
Vision Africa Regional Network (VAREN) has built 223 toilets in 53 Community schools in Luapula province at a cost of 2.3 Million Kwacha. Organization Executive Director Jackson Mwenya says the toilet facilities have been built with the support of UNICEF and DFID in Mansa, Chembe and Milenge district Mr. Mwenya …
Health minister David Parirenyatwa, who introduced the bill, said his ministry had consulted widely to ensure that the health law covered a new strain of diseases. The Public Health Act was first promulgated 70 years ago and hence had become archaic. Mashonaland Central senator Damian Mumvuri said there was need …
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has moved the National Green Tribunal seeking a stay and review of its order directing the aviation regulator to issue a circular to all airlines operating at IGI Airport to ensure that they do not empty toilet tanks mid-air. The DGCA has now …
