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 …
The Ambala Municipal Corporation (MC) will secure the services of Sulabh International for carrying out sanitation work in the flood ravaged twin towns of Ambala. The work of cleanliness would be handed over to the agency specialised in sanitation for two months on experimental basis which might extend on pretext …
New Delhi: After getting a clearance from the Delhi high court, the MCD is gearing up to construct 50 luxury payand-use public toilets in the capital before the Commonwealth Games, an official said on Wednesday.
Residents In Several Colonies Object To Design Of Toilet-Cum-Coffee Houses New Delhi: The toilet-cum-coffee houses being constructed by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) before the Commonwealth Games are already courting controversy. Resident welfare associations (RWAs) and traders of various colonies have raised concerns about the tawdry design, location and the …
Gulbarga district stands last place in the State with regard to the construction of toilets under the total sanitation programme. The project to construct free toilets for Below Poverty LIne population was introduced in the State in 2005-06 and will be in force for two more years. By now, 4.5 …
Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar NEW DELHI: The Environment Committee of the Delhi Assembly has expressed apprehension over the preparations made by various departments such as the Delhi Jal Board, Irrigation and Flood Control and Municipal Corporation of Delhi for the monsoon and declared that it would undertake surprise visits to see …
Environmentally sensitive region of Lakshwadeep Islands will be the first to have biological toilets in the country for eco-friendly disposal of human waste. The Lakshwadeep government has asked the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to install 21 biological toilets in Kavaratti and other islands. "Biological toilets use a bacteria …
Until 10 years ago, Alandur, a residential suburb of Chennai in the Kanchipuram district, famous for its ancient temples, had no underground sewerage. As in 80 per cent of the metropolitan area outside the city of Chennai, most households depended on septic tanks with soak pits. The urban landscape of …
Traveling around in Arunachal Pradesh is an experience of a lifetime. With geographical and infrastructural hurdles, very less mortals must have done the globe-trotting business here except for Tomi Ete, a technocrat in various capacities as a government employee. At least he had the endurance to turn all his on-job …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: How small can the smallest toilet be? Check out the baby-friendly Indian-style toilets displayed at Museum compound and auditorium as part of the exhibition being by organised by the Kerala Suchitwa Mission. In a cylindrical shape that almost looks like a bigger version of the old red post boxes, …
Sangeetha Neeraja | ENS IN a country where 638 million people defecate in the open, Koushik's idea could be a head turner. His invention, the Electronic Lavatory, addresses the problem of sanitation and promotes toilet use. But how? Koushik's toilet is a money provider, not a money taker. The toilet …
KOCHI: Taking forward the initiative to increase the number of comfort stations in the city, the construction of the second toilet complex out of the nine such facilities on a public-private participation (PPP) model will begin on June 7. According to the agreement, Creative Team - the implementing agency of …
Hamari Jamatia Commonly associated with reeking smell, leaking water pipes and a lack of maintenance, public toilets are usually given a wide berth. All that is expected to change, with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) putting finishing touches on Monday to its first
Mumbai: Two years ago, Rajendra Ladkar was merely another railway commuter who screwed up his nose at the stench of nightsoil that emanated from the tracks. But what drew him apart from his cotravellers was that he tried to fix things. The air-conditioning expert from Pune has invented a locomotive …
KOCHI: Toeing the line of Kochi Corporation in improving the public sanitation system in the commercial capital, the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) has decided to open two more toilet complexes in the city soon. After inaugurating the GCDA
BHUBANESWAR: All below poverty line (BPL) and above poverty line (APL) families in the rural areas will be provided latrines by March, 2012. The state government has decided to set up a sanitation mission for the implementation of the scheme. Chief secretary TK Mishra discussed the issue with the district …
Five hundred and forty-five million mobile phones. 665 million people defecating in the open (the Chinese figure is 37 million). Courtesy, United Nations University, these numbers have grabbed headlines. We have had a total sanitation campaign (TSC) since 1999, with subsidies to rural poor households for constructing individual household toilets, …
