Sanitation
Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam on solid waste management and sanitation in Patna, 20/05/2025
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. …Progress on sanitation and hygiene in Africa 2000-2022
The JMP produces internationally comparable estimates of progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and is responsible for global monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets related to WASH. This snapshot provides first regional estimates of progress on sanitation and hygiene in households in the African Union (55 …Report by the State Pollution Control Board, Sikkim on CETP/STP, 19/10/2023
Report by the State Pollution Control Board, Sikkim in response to the National Green Tribunal order. CETPs have not been established in the state of Sikkim. All industrial units have captive treatment facilities. The captive facilities in pharmaceutical formulation industries are equipped with Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring System (OCEMS). The …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of sewage on roads and drains in parts of Delhi, 17/10/2023
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shamsher Singh Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 17/10/2023. The matter related to dumping of sewage by unauthorized trucks/vehicles on roads and drains resulting in pollution and damage to environment. The tribunal by its order, December 21, 2022 had …WHO global water, sanitation and hygiene: annual report 2022
This report summarizes the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global work on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) during 2022. It describes how the Organization continued to deliver its essential WASH programming as elaborated in its 2018–2025 strategy. This includes publication and dissemination of its work monitoring access to WASH and WASH …Accessibility standards for community toilets in rural areas
Having achieved the milestone of an ODF India in a time bound manner during the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM(G)) Phase I, efforts on access to improved sanitation for all and behaviour change communication have to continue to sustain the gains made under the SBM-G, to ensure no one is left …Sanitation and hygiene for all: 'make a splash!' partnership progress report 2022-2023
An estimated 3.6 billion people – almost half the global population – live without access to safely managed sanitation. These figures come with a devastating human cost: each day, around 1000 children under 5 years of age die from diarrheal diseases attributed directly or indirectly to unsafe water, sanitation and …National multidimensional poverty index: a progress review 2023
Nearly 13.5 crore people were pulled out of multi-dimensional poverty in five years on the back of improvement in parameters of nutrition, sanitation, years of schooling and access to cooking fuel among others, according to this report by NITI Aayog. A record 13.5 crore people moved out of multidimensional poverty …Report by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board regarding waste management in Gokarna, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, 07/07/2023
Report by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board in Original Application No 234 of 2023 (in re News item published in Newspaper Deccan Herald dated 01.03.2023 titled Unregulated tourism pushing Gokarna to the edge). Gokarna Grama Panchayat falls under the jurisdiction of Kumta taluk in Uttara Kannada district. There was a …Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000–2022: special focus on gender
Women and girls responsible for fetching water in 7 out of 10 households without supplies on premises, according to this first in-depth analysis of gender inequalities in drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in households. The 2023 WHO/UNICEF JMP report on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene has a special …The overlooked solution: strengthening climate resilience through sanitation systems
Sanitation plays a vital role in building climate resilience. To maximise this, sanitation systems must themselves be resilient to the impacts of climate change. This new report sets out the need to take a systems-wide perspective along the entire sanitation service chain, and highlights key opportunities and approaches to achieve …Burden of disease attributable to unsafe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene, 2019 update
Half of the world’s population still does not have adequate access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) which could have prevented at least 1.4 million deaths and 74 million disability-adjusted life years in 2019, according to this latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO). The report summarizes …Blueprint for acceleration: SDG 6 synthesis report on water and sanitation 2023
UN-Water released a report outlining ways in which the UN can help accelerate progress towards achieving SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation). Titled, ‘Blueprint for Acceleration: Sustainable Development Goal 6 Synthesis Report on Water and Sanitation 2023,’ the report discusses SDG 6 progress, trends, and challenges, and recommends actions the …Six monthly progress report on solid waste and liquid waste management of Manipur, 16/06/2023
Six monthly progress report on solid waste and liquid waste management of Manipur state in compliance with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, December 12, 2022. A team of officers from Department of Tribal Affairs & Hills and Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Urban Development, PHED and officials …Six monthly progress report by the state of Meghalaya on solid and liquid waste management, 16/06/2023
Six monthly progress report by the state of Meghalaya on OA 606 of 2018 (Compliance of MSW Management Rules, 2016). Meghalaya has taken several steps to improve the solid and liquid waste management scenario in the state. All efforts have been made to collect the requisite committed fund to meet …Water, sanitation, hygiene, waste and electricity services in health care facilities: progress on the fundamentals - 2023 global report
WASH in health care facilities is essential for quality care – on this there is universal consensus. Many countries are taking action, but more collaborative, focused and expansive effort and investments are needed. This report focuses on global and national efforts and progress to improve water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), cleaning …Global report on sanitation and wastewater management in cities and human settlements
This Global Report on Sanitation and Wastewater Management in Cities and Human Settlements is a global reference on sanitation and wastewater in urban settings. It takes stock of the sanitation and wastewater management situation, both in terms of service levels and the supporting functions required to enable service provision at …SDG 6 country acceleration case studies 2023: Ghana
To accelerate the achievement of SDG 6 targets as part of the SDG 6 Global Acceleration Framework, UN-Water is developing SDG 6 Country Acceleration Case Studies to explore countries’ pathways to achieving accelerated progress on SDG 6 at the national level. The case studies document replicable good practices for achieving …Learning from ODF districts in Mozambique
Mozambique has committed to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.2 to achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation by 2030. Much progress is still needed, with recent data indicating that 36 per cent of the population (11.6 million people) still …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid and liquid waste management in India, 18/05/2023
Concerned ministries of the central government were directed by the NGT to file their respective action taken reports in the matter of solid and liquid waste management within three months. When it comes to the issue of solid waste management, the matter has been monitored from 1996 to 2014 by …Immersive research for safer sanitation in Bihar and Maharashtra, India
In 2022, FINISH Mondial and the Sanitation Learning Hub conducted a participatory and immersive research study to understand ground realities and lived experiences of sanitation and hygiene access in Nandurbar district, Maharashtra and Darbhanga district, Bihar in India. The main objectives for the immersion were to identify challenges and barriers …