Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
Despite ‘World Toilet Day’ being observed on Tuesday across the world, open defecation continues in many parts of the State due to lack of access to toilets. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has declared November 19 as ‘World Toilet Day’ with an aim to highlight the importance of …
Bangladesh-based non-government organisation BRAC has been selected for a $ 1.0 million worth global award for replicating one of its health projects for slum dwellers in Africa. Drug-maker GSK and the international NGO Save the Children jointly award different organisations with the ‘Healthcare Innovation Award’ as part of its ambitious …
The Haryana Urban Local Bodies Department has so far spent about Rs 4,100 crore since 2005 on strengthening of roads and construction of parks in urban areas falling under various Municipalities of the state. A spokesman of the department said with a view to make the state slum free in …
Huge garbage including that from sacrificial animals is being dumped into the Puratan Brahmaputra River at Puran Godaraghat in the town, adding to serious pollution of the already dying river. The callous act has continued since October 17, much to the nuisance of around 1400 families living in the slums …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 28/10/2013 regarding removal of debris from the river bank of Yamuna. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/967-2013(MApp)_28Oct2013.pdf
The state government has started exploring assistance from the World Bank and the Centre to make Berhampur town slum free after 158 of the total 262 slums in southern Odisha town were devastated during cyclone Phailin. The state government has sought special aid of Rs 313.97 crore under Rajiv Awas …
Bangladesh has identified urban slums, floating people and coastal areas as the major hurdles for achieving ‘total sanitation by 2013’. Officials and experts attending the 5th South Asian Conference on Sanitation at Katmandu on Wednesday said that the country’s target for ensuring basic sanitation for all could not be achieved …
Hsg Pockets From Andheri To Marine Drive Worst Affected Around 60% of the breeding spots of dengue-causing mosquitoes are located in the city’s non-slum parts, show statistics released by the civic administration. Housing pockets along Marine Drive, Chirabazaar, Byculla, Prabhadevi, Andheri and Chembur are among the worst spots in the …
The proportion of slum households with electricity, water and toilet facilities is higher in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in comparison to Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Jharkhand, an independent study released on Tuesday said. The study conducted by PRIA, a civil society group, and research firm …
The large state-managed and institutionalised provision of water in Delhi and its nearby environs is not free of social and political biases. In the nearby Trans Hindon area, different sections of the population are increasingly witnessing huge disparities in terms of formal and even informal modes of water access. Both …
Slum Dwellers Remain Without Any Basic Facilities Not a single slum in Rajasthan is recognized by the state government leaving the entire population of slum dwellers without any basic facilities provided by the state. According to the primary census abstract for slum 2011, released on Monday, Rajasthan has 20.68 lakh …
The state government got a rap on the knuckles from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) for its urban local bodies flouting JNNURM norms. They have also been slammed for lack of planning and delay in projects. In its report for year ended March 2012, CAG has come …
Number Of Towns With Shanties Went Up From 1,743 In 2001 To 2,613 In 2011 Over a third of the slum population in India lives without any basic facility being provided by the state as the slums are not recognized. In the case of some states like Rajasthan, Gujarat and …
This paper reflects on the progress made in climate change adaptation in the city of Durban since the launch of the Municipal Climate Protection Programme in 2004. This includes the initial difficulties in getting the attention of key sectors within municipal government, and how this was addressed and also served …
The city of Dar es Salaam, with a population of more than four million, has no climate change adaptation plan. It also has a very large development deficit and lacks adequate provision for infrastructure and services such as piped water, sewers, drains and solid waste collection. Addressing this deficit (and …
This paper considers how resilience thinking and, in particular, its emphasis on learning has been applied in 10 cities in Vietnam, India, Thailand and Indonesia. Applying a “shared learning” approach in the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) has helped to create or strengthen networks, build appreciation for complexity …
Newly released census data shows families living in slums have a far better child sex ratio than the urban Indian average. Over a third of India’s slum dwellers live in unrecognised slums. Over 65 million people live in slums, up from 52 million in 2001, but slum populations have grown …
An ambitious scheme of the Union government of making cities slum-free has run into trouble in Indore. Though the civic body claims to have spent over Rs 28 crore under the scheme, slum dwellers say mandatory procedures while chalking out details of the scheme for Indore were not followed. Rajiv …
Dhaka Wasa and five NGOs on Sunday signed two deals aiming to provide water connections to the low-income community of Sattola Slum in Mohakhali and Korail Slum in Banani areas, reports UNB. The five non-government organisations are Dushtha Shasthya Kendra (DSK), Population Services and Training Centre (PSTC), Nagar Sheba, NDBUS …
Water Initiative Orissa (WIO), a leading environment body working for conservation of natural waterbodies, on Tuesday gave a call to vote for candidates who care for rivers and waterbodies in the coming urban local body elections. The call came after a team of WIO officials undertook a study in nine …
