Rural 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. …Financing universal access to sanitation and hygiene by 2030 in South Asia
The paper draws significant inputs and builds on the thematic Sector Financing WASH paper prepared by the Secretariat for SACOSAN VII, Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan. The paper identifies some of the main barriers to financing universal access to sanitation and hygiene and considers the rationale for enhancing …Question raised in Lok Sabha on ODF Villages, 21/12/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on ODF Villages, 21/12/2017. As on 19.12.2017, 2,93,753 villages have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) and out of which 1, 81,771 villages have been verified for ODF.Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Rejuvenation of River Ganga (Namami Gange)
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has indicted the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), a nodal central agency to implement the government's flagship 'Namami Gange' programme, for delay in executing the Ganga cleaning projects, non-utilisation of fund meant for river cleaning and lapses in monitoring. In its report on …Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Rejuvenation of River Ganga (Namami Gange)
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has indicted the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), a nodal central agency to implement the government's flagship 'Namami Gange' programme, for delay in executing the Ganga cleaning projects, non-utilisation of fund meant for river cleaning and lapses in monitoring. In its report on …Towards a new research and policy paradigm: an analysis of the sanitation situation in large dense villages
The discourses on rural and urban spaces in India in the context of physical infrastructure have divulged their inherent characteristic differences. However, given the trends of urbanisation in India there has been a paradigm shift in rural – urban continuum manifested in, amongst many things, planning, production and provision of …Out of order: the state of the world's toilets 2017
It is easy to take a toilet for granted – lock the door, do your business, flush when finished, and forget all about it. But for 2.3 billion people worldwide – almost one in three – such a normal part of daily life is out of reach. This report explores …Guidelines for Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has updated the existing guidelines for Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin). The revised guidelines aims to help the States/UTs and other stakeholders to find all the important decisions, advisories of the Ministry at one place and provide an improved understanding of the programme.Toward sustainable water and sanitation services in Sri Lanka: beyond sustainable development goals to supporting the national economic vision
Sri Lanka’s ambitious goals for economic growth and joining the community of uppermiddle-income countries call for setting high standards for the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector. To support the country’s growth objectives, the sector should aim beyond the Sustainable Development Goals for WSS and move toward physically, financially, and …MOST households on the outskirts of Windhoek do not have toilets.
In rural areas, roughly 72 percent and 12 percent of people in urban areas still relieve themselves in the open. According to a 2015 Formative Research Report on Open Defecation Status in Namibia done by the agriculture ministry, only a third of Namibia's population of 2,2 million has access to …Clean and Green: a new implementation framework for sustainable rural sanitation
There is a growing recognition that many of the things we commonly discard are, simply, too good to waste. This is particularly true in the setting of poor rural villages facing water scarcity and low crop productivity and energy access – and where these waste streams actually pose a risk …Oshikoto starts sanitation survey
Omuthiya-Oshikoto Region’s directorate of rural water supply yesterday commenced with what will be a countrywide survey on rural water and sanitation in an effort to ascertain the accessibility and availability of sanitation and water services in various parts of the region. The survey does not include urban areas. Government has …Nearly 5,000 gram panchayats open-defecation free in Rajasthan
JAIPUR: In the last three-and-a-half years, some 4,973 gram panchayats have become open-defecation free and 58.26 lakh toilets have been constructed in the state under the Clean India Mission (rural). This was informed by officials to chief minister Vasundhara Raje while reviewing the flagship programmes of panchayati raj and women …Question raised in Lok Sabha on ODF Villages, 06/04/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on ODF Villages, 06/04/2017. State/UT-wise, households having access to toilets during last 3 years as per Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) is at Annexure-1. Villages being declared open defecation free (ODF) as on 3.4.2017 in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha …Guidelines for solid and liquid waste management in rural areas
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) directly impact human health and have far reaching consequences when ignored. India is one of the fastest developing economies, but when it comes to WASH indicators, it continues to lag behind. With a population of over 1.2 billion, there is a mounting and urgent need …Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Sanitation scheme for villages, 27/03/2017
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Sanitation scheme for villages, 27/03/2017. Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) is under implementation in 675 districts. All areas in a district including hilly areas are supposed to be covered under the programme. State/UT wise details is at Annexure 1.Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Status of open defecation in rural areas, 27/03/2017
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Status of open defecation in rural areas, 27/03/2017. The focus of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) is on behaviour change of people to adopt safe sanitation and use toilet. In order to educate the people, the programme lays emphasis on community involvement. Under Swachh Bharat …Question raised in Lok Sabha on Sanitation Standard, 09/03/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Sanitation Standard, 09/03/2017. The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) (SBM-G) entails freedom from open defecation and management of solid and liquid waste. The SBM-G guidelines also provide setting up systems for scientific disposal of waste. Technological options for Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) have …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sewage disposal in village Shobhapur, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 23/01/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashutosh Kumar Sharma Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/01/2017 regarding sewage disposal in village Shobhapur, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Applicant has stated that till now there was no sewage line or mode of sewage discharge or treatment.Understanding open defecation in rural India - Untouchability, pollution, and latrine pits
India has far higher open defecation rates than other developing regions where people are poorer, literacy rates are lower, and water is relatively more scarce. In practice, government programmes in rural India have paid little attention in understanding why so many rural Indians defecate in the open rather than use …Question raised in Lok Sabha on Open Defecation Free Villages, 01/12/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Open Defecation Free Villages, 01/12/2016. The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) has been launched on 2nd October, 2014, which aims at attaining Open Defecation Free India by 2nd October 2019. Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), the focus is on behavior change, usage of toilets and …