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 researchers rated the wards in five categories from “bad” to “very good”. Hyderabad: More than half the city lives in “bad” environmental conditions, according to a recent study that assessed the ward-wise environment quality in the 150 GHMC wards. The researchers rated the wards in five categories from “bad” …
The conditions imposed by the amendment to the panchayati raj law in Haryana have not only excluded a large section of the population from contesting elections but have also deprived voters of their right to choose. All appropriate measures must be undertaken to ensure that these exclusionary conditions are withdrawn.
Six towns in Maharashtra—Lonavla, Shirur, Deolali Pravara, Umred, Vengurla and Sangola, made remarkable achievements over the last one year in waste disposal and management. A combination of proactive and punitive measures ensured that waste management is seen as part of a larger set of social problems and community initiatives.
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has launched a plan dubbed: “Rapid Result Initiative (RRI),” to fast-track the construction of 200 household toilets within 100 days. The overall objective of the project is to improve sanitation and increase access to water supply for low income urban communities. Public Health Engineer and …
Eighteen states, including Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telengana and West Bengal, have set the ambitious target of making 400 cities and towns free of open defecation (ODF) by December. Only the New Delhi Municipal Council area in the national capital aims to achieve this target in …
Nashik: Alarmed by the rate of failure of bio-toilets fitted in 53 coaches of trains maintained by Bhusawal division, largely because of the people not following instructions, has forced Railways to enter into annual maintenance contract with an agency. "The Bhusawal Division has fitted bio-toilets manufactured jointly by Indian Railways …
Many public primary and secondary schools in Kenya lack basic learning facilities such as classrooms even as education experts debate whether or not the current system and curriculum should be changed. A needs assessment report released last week reveals some schools do not have essential facilities such as toilets or …
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul has urged the Centre to enhance funds from the existing Rs.12,000 to Rs.40,000 per unit of Individual House Hold Latrine (IHHL). While highlighting the border sensitiveness of the State and its difficult terrain, the Chief Minister made the plea during a meeting with Union …
New findings about toilet coverage in the country have rekindled old questions about the need to formulate a law that makes it compulsory for every household to have a toilet facility. Although the overall toilet coverage in the country has increased, recent national population and housing census figures released by …
Bhubaneswar: The Khurda Road division of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has set a target to install bio-toilets in 2,000 train coaches during 2016-17 as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission. This information was given by additional divisional railway manager (ADRM), Khurda Road division, S P Dwivedi after flagging off …
The Left Front government in Tripura has announced to achieve open defecation free status for all the 1,118 villages of the sate under Swachh Bharat Mission in the coming financial year. Talking to the media Finance Minister Tapan Chakraborty said the state budget has made adequate allocation to ensure the …
The provision of low-cost sanitary napkins to women in rural areas is not an answer to the myriad problems they face in menstrual management. Apart from the need for a mechanism for ensuring the quality of the products and reducing the environmental cost of non-reusable products, the need is for …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kalkaji Mandir Vikreta Sangathan-II & Others Vs Piyush Joshi & Others dated 16/03/2016 regading sanitation and cleanliness of the Kalkaji Mandir Complex, New Delhi. Committee constituted by NGT had stated that the "the most fundamental problem was the non-demarcation …
With only 4.7% of gram panchayats of the state being open defecation free, the Karnataka government aims to build 10.3 lakh more toilets across the state in 2016-2017. This is to achieve the target of 40 lakh toilets by 2019 under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The state now has 21 …
Scarcity of public toilets, poor maintenance irk denizens The condition of public toilets in Guwahati city is degrading day by day. In spite of the launch of much hyped “Swach Bharat Abhiyan” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, its realization remains a far cry for the Guwahatians. City dwellers have been …
NAWALPARASI, March 1: A study conducted by Drinking Water and Sanitation Coordination Committee (DWSCC) has shown that Nawalparasi district is the most hygienic among the three districts of Lumbini zone. The study was conducted in Rupandehi, Kapilvastu and Nawalparasi districts. The study showed that the use of toilet was more …
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu kept passenger fares and freight charges intact in Railway Budget, 2016, looking more towards more trains and dedicated corridors in a Budget he said was “focussed on growth, creating jobs and providing better service to passengers”. Prabhu introduced three new superfast trains and announced setting …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh Vs. District Magistrate, Ghaziabad & Ors. dated 25/02/2016 regarding public toilets to be constructed by the Nagar Nigam, Ghaziabad. Application dismissed.
Ado Ekiti — The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and European Union (EU) at the weekend said that Ekiti State leads other states of the federation in open defecation. The international organizations said 1.8 million Ekiti residents out of a total population of 2.7 million are engaged in open defecation, …
Bhubaneswar: A village committee in Ganjam district has fined 60 people for defecating in the open. The village committee of Kandigaon under Kanheipur gram panchayat in Khallikote block formed a squad four months ago to keep strict vigil on the persons who defy committee order saying relieving in the open …
