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 …
It took a scuffle with villagers for the block development officer in Mehkar tehsil of Buldhana district to understand why community toilets do not succeed in rural Vidarbha. Two years ago when the newly-posted officer, Rajendra Patil, sought to reintroduce community toilets in Deulgaon Mali village, people squarely told him …
Collector Chandrakant Dalvi, who had decided to crack the whip on gram panchayats and members, who have not constructed toilet blocks, have asked the block development officer to issue show-cause notices to erring sarpanch's in the villages. Close to 600 villages will come under scrutiny and 40 sarpanchs of gram …
New Delhi: Public amenities at 10 heritage monuments in the capital will get a facelift ahead of the Commonwealth Games, as authorities spruce up the sites and prepare them for an influx of foreign tourists. While new public toilets will be constructed at four complexes that are expected to be …
Pune Collector Chandrakant Dalvi has decided to crack the whip on gram panchayats that have not constructed toilet blocks and nearly 600 sarpanchs and panchayat members will be stripped off their posts for not adhering to rules. The move comes as part of the effort to make Pune an open …
New Delhi: Unhappy over the pathetic state of landfill sites, which are overflowing with garbage, the Delhi High Court has pulled up the civic agencies in the capital. A division bench comprising justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Ajit Bharihoke has warned it will summon top officials of Municipal Corporation of …
A FRIEND once told me about a colleague, many years ago when she was working in a leading ad agency, who was told he had to attend a global brand conference for one of his clients that was being held in Italy. This was still before many middle-class Indians started …
G Saravanan | ENS WITH a view to putting an end to Corporation councillors' hegemony over the `maintenance' of city's public convenience, the civic body has planned to introduce coin-operated wa terless public urinals soon. According to Ripon Building sources, initially, the civic body plans to set up such urinals …
Hyderabad, Nov. 18: Despite targets periodically set by the government, sanitary facilities in most states in the country have improved little over the centuries. In Andhra Pradesh, 60 per cent of households in villages and 25 per cent in urban areas still do not have a toilet. Even when toilets …
Each and every member of the village should make honest efforts in achieving the target set by the Swachchatha Andolana, suggested Director of Grama Swachchtha Andolana institute Boregowda. He was speaking at a workshop organised at the auditorium of the Zilla Panchayat, for the benefit of the 50 grama panchayats, …
60 per cent of the Indian homes do not have toilets. UNICEF study points out that more children die due to diarrhoea than from malaria, measles and AIDS } AIMING at building one million toilets in India, some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have jointly launched a programme, FINISH (Financial Inclusion Imp …
A field study has been taken up in a newly developing area of Jalore city (Rajasthan), a semi-arid region receiving an average normal rainfall to 560 mm. The study of one year duration revealed that water quality of the domestic wells is fast deteriorating. Out of 72 water samples from …
NEW DELHI: To tackle the problem of stench emanating from public conveniences in the Capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to upgrade 1,000 of them into waterless urinals in view of the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The proposal was approved by the MCD Standing Committee on Thursday. According to …
Jagraon: In an effort to uplift rural infrastructure and provide basic amenities to rural areas, Manpreet Singh Ayali, chairman of zila parishad, Ludhiana, today handed over the grant of Rs 5.21 lakh to Hans Kalan village sarpanch near here. This grant will be used for construction of toilets, construction of …
On the occasion of the observation of Cleanliness Week from October 1 to 7, the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) was launched in Hailakandi district. On this occasion a district-level function was organised at Rabindra Bhawan in Hailakandi town on October 1 under the auspices of District Water & Sanitation Committee …
NEW DELHI: The face of toilet complexes in the city is all set for a makeover. They will be converted into swank new modern complexes complete with coffee shops, fast food joints and flower shops if all goes well as per MCD plans to change the concept of public toilets …
LUCKNOW: Lucknow station has taken a step towards making train travel a pleasant experience for passengers. Dirty and stinking toilets will no longer put the passengers off. This is what the CTS plan promises. All long route trains will get a proper cleaning at Lucknow station before they are given …
Plans To Develop Plush Public Toilets For Games Visitors New Delhi: The city may not have enough public toilets, but for Commonwealth Games, Municipal Corporation of Delhi is planning
