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 …
One of the major problems faced in underdeveloped settlements is lack of sanitation. A project initiated by the author seeks to bring about sanitation solutions through community participation and retrofitting systems. This project was undertaken in Savda Ghevra, a community on the edge of Delhi as part of the author’s …
BHOPAL/ BETUL: A tribal woman from Madhya Pradesh's Betul district, who ran away from her husband's house barely two days after her marriage over lack of sanitary facilities, has become a brand ambassador for a cleanliness drive. Anita Narre's insistence on having a toilet at her in-law's place not only …
An Indian woman has been rewarded for her ‘bold’ decision to leave her marital home within days of the wedding to protest the lack of a toilet in the household, an official said on Thursday. Anita Narre was handed $10,000 by Sulabh International, a non-profit group, for refusing to defecate …
GUWAHATI, Feb 12 – The Union Ministry for Rural Development will put more emphasis on Pure Drinking Water and Total Sanitation Programme so that the vision and objective of Nirmal Gram can truly be achieved in Assam. This was stated by Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh in his …
When Anita Narre stormed out of her husband’s home two days after their marriage in May 2011, it was an act of defiance unparalleled mainly because the reason was unheard of. Anita’s only grouse was that her in-laws’ house in Ratanpur village of Betul district did not have a toilet, …
Introduces probiotic treatment to fight foul odour; urinating in open places to attract fine The Central Bus Stand in the city, which has come to be associated with the foul odour emanating from open urinals, is getting a whiff of fresh air over the past few days as the Tiruchi …
To ensure hygienic railway tracks, the rail coach factory (RCF) in Kapurthala is set to roll out five long-route trains fitted with bio-digestive toilets. The new system will not only avoid manual scavenging of human waste from rail tracks but also be hygienic, as the waste will be converted into …
The European Union funded SWITCH-Asia Greening Sri Lanka Hotels project, implemented by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce had been in operation since 2009 and has successfully engaged 170 hotels throughout Sri Lanka, helping them to enhance their environmental performance through improvement of energy, water and waste management. Subsequent to the …
As government funds for sanitation are inadequate, the private sector should pool in. More people die from inadequate sanitation-related causes in India everyday than 10 aeroplanes filled with 200 people each. This has high economic costs. Therefore, achieving adequate sanitation is an imperative. A summary of the report on economic …
As the current financial year is coming to an end, the Almora district administration has stressed on the need to complete all the pending developmental projects in time with proper utilisation of the allotted funds for them. Reviewing the progress of various developmental projects in the district, DS Garbyal, district …
The Central Railway has finally formulated a public toilet policy and invited proposals for comprehensive toilet services at every railway station across the city. The policy lays down specific guidelines, including hiring uniformed staff, cleanliness norms and even the toiletries to be used inside. All stations in the Mumbai division …
A couple of cases of Hepatitis B were reported from Palamel near Mavelikkara and isolated cases from neighbouring places in the district recently, according to the District Medical Officer (in-charge), Jacob Varghese. Mr. Varghese was speaking at a meeting to discuss the action plan for prevention and control of communicable …
Civil Society Floods Situation Report on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Response in Sindh 2011 has disclosed that due to the poor intervention by the government and humanitarian agencies in rain and flood affected districts of Sindh increased health risks especially water borne and viral diseases among the affected communities, …
Recent surveys conducted in various municipal wards of the city have brought to light the abysmal condition of public toilets intended for women. Over 35 city-based NGOs across Mumbai have been crusading for the women’s right to pee campaign. Giving in to pressure, the BMC decided to conduct surveys of …
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered three more cases pertaining to alleged irregularities in the implementation of the National Rural Health Mission funds in Uttar Pradesh. Searches were conducted at 44 places in six cities as part of the probe. The first case pertains to purported conspiracy among officials …
Plan includes walkway by the Meenachil river Half a dozen tourism projects are being implemented in the district at a cost of Rs. 5 crore by District Tourism Promotion Council this year. Top on the agenda is the Thazhathangadi Beautification Project, being taken up at a cost of Rs.72.23 lakh. …
Kerala will have 450 functional e-toilets by the end of this fiscal, becoming the first state in India with Connected Toilet Infrastructure which would be on a par with health and hygiene standards of developed countries. An e-toilet has an automated door opening, power flushing, automatic closet washing and sterilisation …
Calling for urgent measures to provide sanitation facility across the country, Union Minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh has pointed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that in addition to malnutrition another distressing national shame which India can't live with is open defecation. Mr. Ramesh, who also controls the Department of …
NEW DELHI: The Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council has recommended a Rs 4,250 crore programme to provide shelters and other amenities to homeless in Class 1 cities in the country. The council has suggested the National Programme for Shelters and Other Services for Urban Homeless to set up 6,800 permanent …
JAIPUR: Eighty-nine percent of primary and upper primary schools in the state have separate toilets for both girls and boys while there are only six schools which don't have any toilet facilities at all. The Supreme Court on Friday extended its deadline of December 31 to March 31 for all …
