Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …
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 …
An environment-friendly public toilet, designed by IIT, Kanpur, is finding support from the Indian Railways and UNICEF,writes SANGEETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY The road ahead Of what use is technological progress if basic waste disposal is not taken care of? More than half of India does not have access to toilets, says …
It seems a witty little word play, and international non-profits Wherever the Need and Skadaddle Media are really having fun with it. But they are also using Twitter to call attention to the importance of sanitation and to raise money to build eco-sanitation toilets for developing countries. The programme calls …
Displays Bio-Toilets, Water Conservation Ideas At Exhibition Dwaipayan Ghosh | TNN New Delhi: The railways is going green. In a bid to cut down on carbon emissions and rising fuel costs, Indian Railways is trying to channel its vast resources into turning eco-friendly. From designing bio-toilets, using bio-diesel and gravity …
Insiya Amir, Shit is not a dirty word. After all, we spend six months to three years on the toilet seat in a lifetime. It is about time we cut through the crap and give 2.6 billion people on the planet a chance do the same. That's exactly the aim …
This study on financial and economic analysis of ecological sanitation (ecosan) in Sub-Saharan Africa was financed by the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP). It focused on a comparison of sanitation technologies suitable for urban settlements. The aim of the study was to compare ecosan with conventional sanitation systems in terms …
This study on financial and economic analysis of ecological sanitation (ecosan) in Sub-Saharan Africa was financed by the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP). It focused on a comparison of sanitation technologies suitable for urban settlements. The aim of the study was to compare ecosan with conventional sanitation systems in terms …
NAGAPATTINAM: Kameshwaram panchayat in Nagapattinam has exemplified that ecological and sanitation concerns are no more elitist preoccupations. It has shown the way forward with about 80 families of fishing community, owning ECOSAN toilets. The maiden collection of the compost commenced at a couple of residences recently, testifying to the ecological …
Speakers at a workshop yesterday underscored the need for ecological sanitation to ensure healthcare of people and save environment. They also suggested for using Ecosan toilet saying that this new toilet will not only protect public health but also produce organic fertiliser. The workshop titled 'Ecological sanitation: Issue and prospects …
In this paper, a concept of ecological sanitation has been discussed in details. Ecological sanitation (ecosan) is a system designed for making sanitation and agriculture complementary, as it aims at reuse of reclaimed nutrients to the soil, and conserve valuable water resources. The ecosan systems are proved to be resource …
TIRUCHI: To solve the twin problems of rapid deterioration in the quality of drinking water and alarmingly high rate of decline in the per capita availability, a holistic and integrated sustainable sanitation approach was advocated by representatives from 20 states at the national level training program on ecological sanitation here …
CHENNAI: Perhaps fed up with regular toilets getting filled with rainwater, many residents of Kovalam on ECR are now shifting to the Ecosan model of toilets. In fact, many seem to be opting for Ecosan toilets now, though they are costly. Residents are finding the model, which envisages collection of …
TIRUCHI: Town panchayats and other urban local bodies should take to ecological sanitation models in a big way to overcome their problems in solid and liquid waste management, said T. Soundiah, Collector, here on Wednesday. Local bodies should support the ventures taken up voluntary organisations, such as the Ecosan community …
