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 …
Do residents of Cape Town's informal settlements receive inferior sanitation services to those provided to residents living in wealthier areas? Does this constitute unfair discrimination? On 5 and 6 December 2017, the Equality Court will hear an application being brought by the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) against the City of …
More trees at water sources improve sanitation and lead to fewer children dying from diarrhoea in poor countries, a global study said on Monday. The study examined the health of 300,000 children and the quality of watersheds across 35 countries including Bangladesh, Nigeria and Colombia, and found that having more …
(Seychelles News Agency) - Cases of extreme poverty and hardship have been identified in some households in a survey conducted in four central districts on the Seychelles’ main island, Mahe. The incidences of extreme poverty include poor housing conditions with no running water and electricity, overcrowding and no proper toilet …
In rural areas, roughly 72 percent and 12 percent of people in urban areas still relieve themselves in the open. According to a 2015 Formative Research Report on Open Defecation Status in Namibia done by the agriculture ministry, only a third of Namibia's population of 2,2 million has access to …
HYDERABAD: The GHMC may have declared all of its 150 wards to be open defecation free(ODF) on Independence Day this year, there are still people in certain pockets and several slums in the city who have no choice but to use open lands to relieve themselves. Indira Nagar in Balanagar, …
Jos — The Pilot Science Primary School, Kwall is said to be one of the best and oldest government-owned primary schools in the entire Irigwe chiefdom of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was established in 1946. However, 71 years after it was established without a toilet facility, …
Ondingwanyama-While Namibia’s sanitation status is a thorn in the flesh, with only half the population having access to proper sanitation, government is striving towards declaring at least 180 villages in Ohangwena, Kavango West and East and Zambezi free from open defecation by December. The programme will be rolled out by …
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) have certified 234 communities in Boki area of Cross River Open Defecation Free (ODF). UNICEF representative, Mr. Sam Itodo spoke to the communities on the importance of sustaining the achievement and not to go to sleep. …
Rabat – A report by WHO and UNICEF shows that 2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home and 4.5 billion lack safely managed sanitation. While billions of people have gained access to drinking water and sanitation services in the last twenty years, WHO’s report shows that safe water …
Two local based non-governmental organizations, Christian Faith and the Living Water International have declared 12 rural communities surrounding Kakata, Margibi County as open defecation free. Fifteen communities were selected by both organizations under the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Initiative, but only 12 were successful and received the ODF status. …
Margibi County — Twelve Communities in Kakata District, Margibi County have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) by the Christian Faith based charity, Living Water International. Under the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Initiative, 15 communities were selected by the charity for the process, but only 12 of the fifteen …
No fewer than 825 communities in Katsina State have so far been certified as Open Defecation Free (ODF) under the Sanitation, Hygiene and Water in Nigeria II (SHAWN). Aminu Dayyabu, the Executive Director, Katsina State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), made this known in an interview with the …
Meerut: A survey conducted by the basic education department has found that 60% of toilets in 250 primary and junior schools in the district are nonfunctional. There are 1300 such schools in Meerut district. The survey found that out of 981 toilets in 250 schools, 601 (61.2%) are nonfunctional. A …
Omuthiya-Oshikoto Region’s directorate of rural water supply yesterday commenced with what will be a countrywide survey on rural water and sanitation in an effort to ascertain the accessibility and availability of sanitation and water services in various parts of the region. The survey does not include urban areas. Government has …
Water and sanitation are critical components that need to be worked on to ensure they are covered 100 per cent by 2020 if Rwandans are to live a better life, officials have said. Officials from the Ministry of Infrastruture and those from the City of Kigali were, yesterday, speaking during …
Water and sanitation are critical components that need to be worked on to ensure they are covered 100 per cent by 2020 if Rwandans are to live a better life, officials have said. Officials from the Ministry of Infrastruture and those from the City of Kigali were, yesterday, speaking during …
THE Water and Sanitation Association of Zambia (WASAZA), in partnership with the Millennium Challenge Account Zambia (MCA-Zambia), will spend US$288,000 on the construction of bio-latrine toilets in eight community schools in Mandevu constituency. WASAZA sociologist Teza Nampata said in an interview yesterday that the toilets are meant to improve access …
The Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) has been releasing its annual publication "National Health Profile (NHP)" on a regular basis since the calendar year 2005. This publication of vital national significance brings out very substantial health information under six major indicators viz, Demographic, Socio-economic, health status, health finance, health …
The petition filed by Mukta Sathe and other citizens, including students, was heard by the western zone bench of the NGT in Pune. Mumbai: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) of the western region — in a petition praying for directions to the railway to complete installing bio-toilets in all its …
