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 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 …
No humans in manholes: On June 23, the Madras High Court asked the state to nominate members to a committee to oversee implementation of the court order banning human entry into sewer lines and septic tanks. The committee would comprise members from the water supply and sewerage board and Chennai …
Mumbai The Centre on Monday allocated Rs 500 crore for completion of Brihanmumbai Storm Water Drain project (BRIMSTOWAD), which is considered the solution to overhaul the archaic storm water drain system and resolve the flooding situation in the coastal and low-lying Mumbai. However, initially estimated at Rs 1,200 crore, this …
This report presents the institutional progress made in selected member countries towards achieving sanitation goals, as reported in an ESCAP-led survey. Institutional progress consists of changes in administrative, legal and financial rules and practices that have been made with sanitation goals in mind. It also includes the
G Manjusainath , Bangalore, DH News Service: Probably these would be the costliest public toilets Bangalore ever had. Built by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) at a whopping Rs 20 lakh, these should definitely qualify for the five-star tag at least going by the money claimed to have been …
Jiji Ann Cherian KOCHI: Waste disposal is a nagging issue faced by the city. And the Kochi Corporation is yet to find a lasting solution. But a group of youngsters is working hard to clean up the city.
AHMEDABAD: Florence Nightingale, whose caring hand during World War-I made her the famous nurse ever, was also an authority on sanitation. Florence never shared the British officials
Express Law Minister M Vijayakumar and Mayor C Jayan Babu at the meeting convened on Sunday by the City Corporation to chart out plans for pre-monsoon THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The City Corporation has charted out action plans for pre-monsoon cleaning drive in the city from May 26 to 31. Law Minister M. …
DHAKA Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWSA) has earned a notoriety for claiming the largest share of road digging, and as if that was not enough, for supplying undrinkable water that even stinks in a large swathe of the metropolis. These sending livability index of Dhaka life further down, the …
This research paper examines the effects of solid waste on the quality of underground water in Benin metropolis, Nigeria. The study was bore out of the unregulated manner in which both domestic and industrial wastes are deposited in the streets, river courses, buried, burnt and discarded in refuse heaps. Solid …
This report is a synthesis of three individual country studies carried out in Bangladesh, Nepal and Nigeria in 2008-2009 that investigate the sustainability and equity aspects of total sanitation programmes.
Mumbai As many as 20 conservancy workers will be awarded for their work The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will be give Sant Gadge Maharaj Puraskar, a cleanliness award, to conservancy workers from across the city on Friday. This is the second time that the civic body will be giving out …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to come up with a time frame for extension of night sweeping across the city. Justice Manmohan issued the direction on a pending contempt of court petition filed by advocate Ravinder Raj seeking initiation of contempt proceedings …
