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. …
This edition of Learning Lessons illustrates how lessons from evaluation can augment ongoing efforts for mitigating risks in the urban water supply sector at the institutional, organizational, operational, and project levels. It also aims to enhance development effectiveness of ADB assistance in the sector. Evaluation lessons are drawn from actual …
The main objective of the paper is to assess the status of urban decentralization in the state of Jharkhand in India and to relate it to some major implications on service delivery. We find that while some of the functions are assigned to the local bodies on paper, none of …
Urban water and sanitation service delivery in Orissa could significantly improve by achieving these key objectives. This communication strategy intends to provide support to achieve the objectives of: Building constituency and support for water and sanitation sector reforms initiatives among diverse stakeholders; Promoting people’s participation for improving and sustaining service …
Since SACOSAN-III, held in New Delhi in November 2008, India has continued to accord priority to sanitation at the national, state and local government levels. This has resulted in continued improvements in access to sanitation, increased attention to usage of toilets and sustenance of hygienic behaviour change, and safe conveyance …
India has the world’s second largest urban population (after China). This paper shows the large disparities within this urban population in healthrelated indicators. It shows the disparities for child and maternal health, provision for health care and housing conditions between the poorest quartile and the rest of the urban population …
The environmental problems confronting Indian cities today have arisen because millions of people have been forced to live in illegal settlements that lack adequate sanitation and other basic urban services. This is the result of two factors. The first is the legacy of the colonial city characterized by inequitable access …
“Don’t teach us what is sanitation and hygiene.” This quote from Maqbul, a middle-aged male resident in Modher Bosti, a slum in Dhaka city, summed up the frustration of many people living in urban poverty to ongoing sanitation and hygiene programmes. In the light of their experiences, such programmes provide …
This paper reviews the literature on health in the informal settlements (and “slums”) that now house a substantial proportion of the urban population in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Although this highlights some important gaps in research, available studies do suggest that urban health inequalities usually begin at birth, are …
This paper questions the accuracy and validity of the criticisms made by Ananya Roy regarding the approach to community development of a Mumbai-based NGO, SPARC, and its partner grassroots federations in Mumbai. This includes the suggestion that the focus on sanitation rather than on land tenure is an appeal to …
This Report comes to the conclusion that India’s economic growth momentum cannot be sustained if urbanisation is not actively facilitated. Nor can poverty be addressed if the needs of the urban poor are isolated from the broader challenges of managing urbanisation. Cities will have to become the engines of national …
This paper discusses the operational and tariff-related factors that impede cost recovery by urban water service providers in India. Also focuses on policy reform and practical initiatives to achieve improved cost recovery. The report draws on a Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) study from 2008 which made a comparative analysis …
To Improve sanitation facilities in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is conducting a survey of spots/areas that require public toilets. Following the state government
A better understanding of a county’s political and social processes and entities that determine the extent and nature of investments in sanitation could catalyze a sharp increase in numbers of people with access, especially for the poor, according to a new report released by the Water and Sanitation Program. Based …
BHUBANESWAR: This might appear a tall order but the State Government has set a goal of turning urban Orissa totally sanitised by 2016-17 in tune with the National Urban Policy. The Government, which aims at creating community driven healthy towns, has come up with the Urban Sanitation Strategy to free …
There is a peculiar challenge that goes beyond my understanding. Maybe as a discerning reader, you have a solution. Life in the city would not be possible without some very basic elements – electricity, water, gas, phones and public transport. These contribute significantly to a good quality of life in …
Urban renewal, with a focus on inclusive development of urban centres, is one of the thrust areas in the National Common Minimum Programme and accordingly the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission was launched. This paper analyses the present urban development policies with a focus on coverage at the state …
The National Urban Sanitation Policy 2008 (NUSP) introduced by Ministry of Urban Development. Government of India with a vision to make all Indian cities totally sanitized, healthy, livable and has provided the required framework to move towards urban sanitation in an integrated manner with addressing the issues related to urban …
This new book by Sustainable Sanitation Alliance focuses on sustainable sanitation systems in cities and shows how this can be achieved within the constraints and complexities of the urban environment. This book was prepared by partners of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) within working group 6 on cities and addresses …
The Objectives of the City Sanitation Plan in Shimla are: To adopt a demand-based strategy and community participation in planning, implementation and management of sanitation infrastructure; To adopt locally suitable methods, technologies and materials, and provide necessary facilitation support to the Municipal Corporation; To encourage community and private participation and …
The objective of World Water Day 2011 is to focus international attention on the impact of rapid urban population growth, industrialization and uncertainties caused by climate change, conflicts and natural disasters on urban water systems. This year’s theme, Water for cities: responding to the urban challenge, aims to spotlight and …
