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 …
There is a need to create an awareness among officials, students and the public to maintain sustainability in the Sampoorna Swachatha Andolan (Total Cleanliness Drive) which has been started in the remaining 47 Gram Panchayats in the district, said Zilla Panchayat CEO N Krishnappa. Zilla Panchayat CEO N Krishnappa, Chief …
USAID is the US Govt's agency responsible for administering civilian foreign aid Sulabh chief offers to share his expertise with the officials and NGOs of Pakistan NEW DELHI: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday called for replicating Sulabh International's low-cost sanitation model in Pakistan, as being implemented …
The district is inching closer to the achievement of total sanitation with all its grama panchayats ensured of Nirmal Gram Puraskar instituted by the Union Ministry for Rural Development. The award is given for achievements in the field of sanitation. Since its institution four years ago, the grama panchayats and …
Afghanistan Human Development Report 2011 - The Forgotten Front: Water Security and the Crisis in Sanitation examines the deep and persistent deprivation in access to drinking water, sanitation and irrigation in Afghanistan, as well as the risks of drought and floods. Reliable access to sufficient and safe water is integral …
The railways are trying out several experiments to be environment friendly. While Central Railway (CR) has begun the process of installation of solar-powered illumination at level crossings along its sections, Western Railway (WR) is one of the first railways to run a train on bio-diesel. Both these railways have several …
PATHANAMTHITTA: The Legislative Committee on Environment chaired by Rajaji Mathew Thomas has expressed concern over pollution of the Pampa at the foothills of Sabarimala during the Mandalam- Makaravilakku pilgrim season. Holding a sitting at Pampa on Monday, Mr. Mathew said it was high time authorities think of setting up modern …
BHUBANESWAR: Bhubaneswar is all set to have better sanitation by March 2011. At present, the City fares poorly in the sanitation index due to open defecation, low accessibility of urban poor to toilet, lack of toilet facilities for floating population and solid waste treatment. The civic body has prepared a …
Zilla Panchayat CEO N Krishnappa directed Department of Public Instruction and Women and Child Welfare department to see that toilets are used mandatorily in schools and anganwadi centres. He was speaking at a meeting on usage of toilets and condition of toilets under Sampoorna Swachatha Andolan at Old Fort premises …
Beijing: An egg shaped tiny but compact mobile home built by a Chinese office worker is being touted as an answer to provide affordable accommodation to thousands of migrant labourers flocking to Beijing in search of work. With the average home in the capital selling for $2,934 a meter in …
Rahul Belagali, Chikkaballapur, November 29, DH News Service : Although several developmental works have been undertaken recently in the city, the residents
Even as the district administration celebrated World Sanitation Day on Friday, it is rather interesting to note that 48.58 per cent of families of the district do not have toilet facilities in their houses. Only 51.42 per cent of families have toilets at their residences, according to the officials reports …
2.6 billion people all over the world lack adequate toilets and hygiene facilities. Good sanitation ensures public health and contributes to economic development by preventing loss of human days caused by ill health and deaths due to diseases like jaundice, cholera and diarrhoea.
New Delhi: Is Delhi government really playing Games with the CAG? The list of projects submitted by Delhi government to the CAG has some notable omissions. One glaring discrepancy in the list of projects monitored by the empowered committee headed by the chief secretary and the list given to CAG
The Uttarakhand Drinking Water Minister Prakash Pant has demanded that compensatory funds should be allocated under the Complete Sanitation Campaign for repair and reconstruction of sanitation facilities damaged by natural calamities in Uttarakhand. Pant stressed that provision of funds should also be made for constructing community sanitation complexes with toilet …
BHUBANESWAR: Denizens of the Capital City spend a whopping ` 50 lakh daily on treatment of water-borne diseases. Sounds incredible? That is what a report of the Urban Development Department says. What
Only 31 per cent of rural Indian households and schools are equipped with toilets, a WHO/Unicef survey has revealed. This is much lower than the government-compiled figure of 67 per cent. The percentage of households and schools having toilets is the sanitation level, and the WHO/Unicef report says these levels …
Shimla: Rural women have emerged as the main drivers of the campaign to free the state from the unhealthy practice of open defecation in almost all gram panchayats of the hill state. They are playing a key role in bringing about behavioural changes in the orthodox mindset of society regarding …
