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 …
Prerana Sabnis, Bangalore, May 14, DH News Service: Water crisis in the City seems to be getting worse by the day. Even a public toilet has to get its supply of water from private tankers for its maintenance. Even more surprising is the fact that the public urinal is one …
Actor Aamir Khan was on Tuesday declared the brand ambassador for the National School Sanitation Initiative launched jointly by the Human resource Development Ministry (HRD) and the Urban Development Ministry (UDM). HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said that health and wellness clubs would soon be set up in schools to instill …
Mumbai: To ensure that sanitation projects are undertaken by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), its Standing Committee chairperson Rahul Shewale has hinted at forming a special task force that would keep a tab in the implementation of these projects in the city. The projects include erecting toilet blocks, reconstruction of …
The stench of a report released last week by the United Nations University's Institute for Water, Environment and Health in New York City brought the world's attention to the fact that India's vast open spaces are a latrine for half the population. To drive home the point Zafar Adeel, director …
New Delhi: Far more people in India have access to a mobile phone than to a toilet, according to a UN study on how to improve sanitation levels globally. India
New Delhi: In an effort to beautify its public urinals ahead of the Commonwealth Games, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has installed an aquarium in one of its loos at Shahjahan Road. While the civic agency is looking at other viable options to make public loos look more pleasant, …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government has issued guidelines on flushing of waste from toilets and soak pits into public drains, water bodies and water resources. The guidelines, prepared on the basis of Section 340 of the Kerala Municipal Act, 1994, strictly prohibits the flushing of waste water into public areas and …
Pune Eight sarpanchs, 21 deputy sarpanchs and 276 gram sabha members could be asked to step down For sarpanch Kachru Tanhu Padwal from Chandivalli, in Mulshi taluka, it may be an untimely exit from his post this year. The reason: not constructing the mandatory toilet block under the sanitation programme …
The publication titled Practical guideline on the use of urine in crop production gives practical guidance on the use of urine in crop production as a vital component of sustainable crop production and sanitation systems. It also includes guidance on how to initiate activities that will facilitate the introduction of …
The facility installed at a total cost of Rs.1.74 lakh CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation on Wednesday launched waterless urinals at Ripon Building. Seven urinals that do not require water for flushing but use a chemical to absorb the liquid have been installed at a total cost of Rs.1.74 lakh. Speaking …
TAKING a cue from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on new sanitation measures, the Chennai Corporation on Wednesday launched waterless urinals at Ripon Building
Although batch composting of manure is very common throughout China at both large and small scales, there is little experience with composting of human waste in urban centres. This project, the first on thermal composting of human faeces under indoor controlled conditions, took place in a highdensity urban setting in …
Waterless urinal not a clear winner Several sanitary ware providers in India now offer waterless urinals with varying technologies. The cost of the ceramic pans is far too high and low-cost plastics yet unexplored. A cheaper option is to retro-fit existing urinals with waterless technologies. It makes little economic sense …
If it were not for the quality of the mutton, Brijesh Kumar, a customer of five years, would not have endured the smell of ammonia that hung around Mohammed Haroon’s shop. The six-square-metre concrete platform from which Haroon plies trade is two metres from a public urinal in Paharganj near …
We examine whether access to aspects of social infrastructure, such as toilet facilities, drinking water on the premises and clean cooking fuels, leads to a decline in the incidence of undernutrition among women, which remains quite high in India. The analysis, based on the National Family Health Survey-3 (2005-06) unit-level …
