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. …
More than half of people in rural areas still go for open defecation finds this survey on 'Swachhta' Status conducted by the NSSO during May-June 2015 covering 3,788 villages and 2,907 urban blocks. A sample survey by the government on availability and usage of toilets indicates that access to lavatories …
As the world’s urban population continues to grow, health inequities - especially between the richest and poorest urban populations - are a persistent challenge according to this new report by WHO and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). The Global report on urban health: equitable, healthier cities for sustainable …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madhumangal Shukla Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 23/03/2016 regarding dumping of municipal solid waste, Vrindavan City, Uttar Pradesh. NGT appoints Rahul Khurana, Advocate present before the Tribunal as Local Commissioner who shall visit the site in question as …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ratneshwar Prasad Singh Vs. Banka Municipality & Ors. dated 10/03/2016 regarding illegal construction of sewerage system, Banka Municipal Council. Previous Order
This report aims to highlight some of the successful financial management practices adopted by Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in India when implementing sewerage schemes. The findings are presented in two parts – the first part of the report discusses the approach adopted for capital financing of sewerage schemes in the …
Based on the experience of slum sanitation initiatives implemented in a number of urban centers in India, over the last decades, this Guide draws out the critical drivers that appear to explain some facets of successful community slum sanitation initiatives. Initiatives from the cities of Ahmedabad, Pune, Mumbai, Bhopal, Trichy, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh Vs. District Magistrate, Ghaziabad & Ors. dated 25/02/2016 regarding public toilets to be constructed by the Nagar Nigam, Ghaziabad. Application dismissed.
Mysuru in Karnataka has retained its position of the cleanest city in India, followed by Chandigarh, whereas Dhanbad in Jharkhand and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency, Varanasi, are among the 10 least clean cities. These are the findings of the first-ever cleanliness ranking of cities since Swachh Bharat Mission was …
SHIMLA: The popular summer holiday-retreat township, also known for its Victorian architecture, is not the cleanest among all million plus and capital cities of India after all. Shimla has ranked 27th in the first ever cleanliness ranking of cities done under the Swachh Bharat Mission survey. It has got an …
Mysuru in Karnataka remained the cleanest city in the country while Dhanbad in Jharkhand came at the bottom of 73 major cities surveyed for sanitation scenario last month. Results of ‘Swachh Survekshan-2016’ were released by the Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu at a media conference. 53 cities with …
73 cities surveyed for cleanliness have been categorized based on the marks scored by each of them in the ‘Swachh Survekshan-2016’ survey, results of which were announced by the Urban Development Minister Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu. 15 cities who scored more than 70% of the total marks of 2000 were categorized …
Until recently there has been little, if any, concern over revamping let alone improving wastewater management system in Zimbabwe’s urban areas given the dominance and institutionalised water-borne system. Yet, the current constraints in this system and the immensity of urbanisation in the country begs and compels planners, engineers and systems …
The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) jointly with the Freshwater Action Network, South Asia (FANSA) have collaborated to bring out this research report. It highlights the need for policy focus on smaller city sanitation and discusses why faecal waste management requires immediate attention in the region. The report also discusses …
The 'Swachh Survekshan', is a survey commissioned by the Ministry of Urban Development – the first for Swachh Bharat Mission, launched on 2nd October 2014. The survey was conducted by Quality Council of India (QCI) to review the sanitation and hygiene conditions in 73 major cities (comprising 40% of India’s …
The court was hearing a PIL to “ensure” release of funds to the corporations so that the salaries of the workers could be paid. Two separate benches of the Delhi High Court pulled up the Delhi government and the municipal agencies Wednesday for the lack of proper sanitation work and …
Notwithstanding the lead taken by governor Ch Vi dyasagar Rao, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious cleanliness drive has failed to take off in Maharashtra, particularly Mumbai, owing to lack of determination and lethargic bureaucracy. Vidyasagar Rao took over the gubernatorial assignment in August 2014 and on October 16, he personally …
Pandey said if the scheme is successful, the experiment may also be replicated for door to door garbage collection. Beggars and ragpickers may soon manage toilet complexes in the national capital, with the NDMC planning to launch a novel initiative for their empowerment. “Under the ‘Atm Nirbhar’ (self-dependent) scheme, the …
Rapidly increasing urbanisation in India has brought much needed focus on the urban development policies in India. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission was the first programme to provide substantial funds for urban local bodies to improve their infrastructure and bring in better governance systems. This article tries to …
The aim is to foster a spirit of competition among cities to improve cleanliness and sanitation 75 cities to be ranked on cleanliness As many as 75 cities will be ranked in terms of cleanliness and sanitation next month as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister …
JAIPUR: Rajasthan is not even close to achieving the target of constructing toilets in urban areas under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Swachh Bharat Mission. As per the Swachh Bharat Mission portal figures, there are 33 urban local bodies (ULBs) where not a single toilet has been constructed. The Central …
