Sanitation

With new campaign, Maharashtra seeks to shut doors on open defecation

The event also had superstar Amitabh Bachchan, the brand ambassador for Swachh Bharat, in attendance.

Publication Date: 
31/05/2017
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Open Defecation, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Panchayats, Sanitation
Sanitation

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 (rura

Publication Date: 
30/05/2017
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Open Defecation, Panchayats, Toilets, Rural Sanitation, Sanitation
Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding open defecation and waste dumping on Yamuna floodplains, 23/05/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Samir Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 23/05/2017 regarding open defecation and waste dumping on Yamuna floodplains.

Judgement Date: 
23/05/2017
Tags:
Yamuna, River Pollution, Open Defecation, Sanitation, Toilets, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Municipal Corporations, Compensation
Sanitation

Over 1 Million Gambians Lack Sanitation - Health Minister

More than 1 million people in The Gambia lack access to basic sanitation, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Saffie Lowe-Ceesay, has said.

Publication Date: 
19/05/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Sanitation, Gambia, Open Defecation, UNICEF, Africa
Sanitation

Mahbubabad: No toilets? It could mean tough action

The collector set a target of June 2 to complete construction of all these toilets and declared Mahbubabad an ODF.

Publication Date: 
12/05/2017
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Toilets, Mahbubnagar (D), Open Defecation, Sanitation
Sanitation

Indore ranked cleanest city in India, Gonda in UP the dirtiest: Govt survey

NEW DELHI: Indore has been ranked as the cleanest city in India+ while Gonda in Uttar Pradesh has been ranked the dirtiest among 434 cities, a government survey has found.

Publication Date: 
05/05/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Indore (T), Sanitation, Gonda (T), Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Open Defecation
Health

Antibiotic resistance in an Indian rural community: A ‘One-Health’ observational study on commensal coliform from humans, animals, and water

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are an escalating grim menace to global public health. Our aim is to phenotype and genotype antibiotic-resistant commensal Escherichia coli (E. coli) from humans, animals, and water from the same community with a ‘one-health’ approach.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
06/04/2017
Manju Raj Purohit, Salesh Chandran, Harshada Shah & et al
International Journal of Environmental Health and Public Health
14
4
1-13
Tags:
Antibiotics, Health Effects, Micro Organisms, Faecal Coliforms, Open Defecation, Water Pollution, Waste Disposal, Madhya Pradesh, India, Rural Habitat
Sanitation

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.

Publication Date: 
06/04/2017
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Open Defecation, India, Rural Sanitation, Statistics, Parliament
Solid Waste

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 to address sanitation.

Publication Date: 
04/04/2017
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Management, Rural Sanitation, Open Defecation, India, Wastewater Treatment
Sanitation

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.

Publication Date: 
27/03/2017
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Open Defecation, Rural Sanitation, India, Parliament

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