Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Panwar Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 20/05/2025. The miscellaneous application was registered on the basis of the report of the joint committee dated July 20, 2024 filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday presented to Sikkim an award for “extraordinary and innovative” work done by the State’s Rural Management and Development Department. The Prime Minister presented a medal, a scroll and cash award of Rs 5 lakh to DR Nepal, secretary, Rural Management and Development Department, Sikkim, …
There are more than 12 lakh households in Assam which have not had access to toilets. Despite the Total Sanitation Campaign, the practice of open defecation continues in the State. The Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) or Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) is a community–led total sanitation programme launched by the Government …
SHILLONG: The State government is proposing to implement the four-tier Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) now rechristened as the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) in all the districts of the State to ensure the implementation of an effective waste management in the rural areas. Replying to a question raised by Nongkrem legislator …
Almost nine million children under 5 years of age die every year. Diarrhea is considered to be the second leading cause of under-five mortality in developing countries. About one out of five deaths is caused by diarrhea. In this paper, we use the newly available data set District Level Household …
A new WSP report, Linking Service Delivery Processes and Outcomes in Rural Sanitation: Findings from 56 Districts in India, finds that when higher quality of service delivery processes are adopted at the district level, it is more likely that households to sustain behaviors linked to toilet usage and safe disposal …
As the State had performed appreciably along various fiscal parameters amid a slowdown at the national level, Haryana Finance Minister Harmohinder Singh Chattha did not levy any fresh taxes while presenting the Budget for 2013-14 in the Assembly on Friday. To achieve the objective of “Faster, Inclusive and Sustainable Growth” …
BAHRAICH:As many as 63,000 toilets would be constructed under BharatNirmalAbhiyan in Devipatan division. An amount of Rs 18 crore has been received by the division for the project and construction of each toilet would cost Rs 10,000. Villages under 'SamagraNirmal' schemes and those affected with Japanese encephalitis would be given …
Ahmedabad: The state rural development department has joined hands with Unicef Gujarat to develop statewide communication and advocacy strategy for promotion of open defecation-free communities and good hygiene practices in Gujarat. The department and Unicef had undertaken a detailed research last year on the current hygiene practices of communities specifically …
MARGAO: Unveiling its plan of action to tackle sanitation head on in the State, the government will construct around 90,000 toilets across Goa by 2014 as part of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan scheme, even as PWD Minister, Sudin Dhavlikar unveiled a scheme to build free soakpits for households to take …
Under an improved version of Total Sanitation Campaign Seven panchayats in the district will undergo a facelift once the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) completes the solid waste management programme. A release from the district administration says that under the Central Government’s Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan programme, which is an improved …
This new report released by the rural development ministry examines environmental implications of its schemes & assesses their potential to deliver green results and contribute to the national goal of 'faster, sustainable & more inclusive growth'. The Ministry of Rural Development, with support from the UNDP released a report “Greening …
The Gurgaon District Administration on Monday started a pilot project for collecting household garbage from villages and posh areas of the city which would be carefully segregated to extract recyclable materials. The waste management endeavour will be taken up in rural and posh areas under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) for …
POONCH: In order to maintain sustainable sanitation in Poonch and other towns, District Development Commissioner, Poonch, Ajeet Kumar Sahu, launched a mass campaign from Poonch town today. Among others Superintendent of Police Shamsher Hussian, ADDC, Syed Anwar Hussain Shah, Superintendent District Hospital Dr.Mohammad Niaz and other senior officers of District …
Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav held a meeting of his cabinet colleagues on Tuesday to deliberate upon the proposals for approval related to government contribution to boost the handicraft industry, renaming of Sampoorna Swachta Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign) as Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign) and increasing the state government's contribution …
SHILLONG: Out of 365 villages which have been awarded with the Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) 2011 Award, it is suprising that none of the villages from Jaintia Hills received the award. As per the total sanitation campaign report, which showcases the performance of the Khasi Hills, Jaintia and Ri-Bhoi, it …
Despite having reached the half-way mark, the Odisha Government has laid out an ambitious plan to achieve total sanitation by 2019. By March, the sanitation coverage in the State stood at 55.33 per cent as per the Total Sanitation Campaign monitoring data of Government of India. Given the rate, the …
New Delhi: Toilets are raising a stink, with the Centre claiming “hera pheri” in states inflating construction figures to claim funds. The report from states claims that 68% of Indian population uses toilets, with each state showing a massive dip in open defecation. But the 2011 Census has reported that …
Under the Centrally-sponsored Nirmal Bharat Abiyan scheme it has been proposed to construct as many as 53,405 individual toilets in Villupuram district during 2012-2013, according to Collector V.Sampath. Addressing a review meeting here the Collector said that the Centre had rechristened the Total Sanitation Programme as the Nirmal Bharat Abiyan. …
Shillong: A roadmap drawn by the state in achieving Nirmal Meghalaya has shown an upward trend in the graph as far as the sanitation status or toilet average is concern with over 73 percent achievement, which is more than the national average, experts claimed. Experts of the Water and Sanitation …
SHILLONG: Even though West Garo Hills district is the highest achiever in the State having done away with open defecation, it is still lagging behind in making schools ‘open defecation free’. According to available statistics, 45 per cent schools in the district still lack sanitation facilities although during the year …
