Sanitation

Letter from Rajesh Bhushan (Joint Secretary) Ministry of Rural Development regarding Swatch Bharat movement for clean India to all Secretaries, Principal Secretaries of Nodal Departments (PMGSY)

Letter from Rajesh Bhushan (Joint Secretary) Ministry of Rural Development regarding Swatch Bharat movement for clean India to all Secretaries, Principal Secretaries of Nodal Departments (PMGSY).

Publication Date: 
24/09/2014
Ministry of Rural Development
Tags:
Sanitation, Rural Sanitation, Rural Roads, India, Government Of India (GOI)
Sanitation

World Bank to offer Egypt $1.5bn for housing, sanitation projects

World Bank (WB) officials have agreed to grant a $1.5bn concessional loan to the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities in order to fund the social housing programme and improve villa

Publication Date: 
24/09/2014
Daily News (Egypt)
Tags:
Sanitation, Housing, Egypt, World Bank, Africa, Rural Sanitation
Sanitation

More men among toilet-sceptics in India

The figure for households without toilets is 47 per cent for Hindu households as against 31 per cent for Muslims and 16 per cent for Christians and Sikhs, according to NSS data.

Publication Date: 
22/09/2014
Rukmini S
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Sanitation, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Rural Sanitation
Sanitation

Open defecation - Evidence from a new survey in rural North India

Despite economic growth, government latrine construction, and increasing recognition among policymakers that open defecation constitutes a health and human capital crisis, it remains stubbornly widespread in rural India. We present evidence from new survey data collected in Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Many survey respondents' behaviour reveals a preference for open defecation: over 40% of households with a working latrine have at least one member who defecates in the open.

Publication Date: 
20/09/2014
Diane Coffey, Aashish Gupta, Payal Hathi & et al
Economic and Political Weekly
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43-55
Tags:
Open Defecation, Health Effects, Toilets, Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Rural Sanitation
Sanitation

Sulabh begins ‘toilet for every house’ drive from Badaun

Taking a cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech, Sulabh International on Sunday kick-started its nationwide ‘Toilet for Every House’ campaign from Katra Sadatganj village i

Publication Date: 
01/09/2014
Sandeep Joshi
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Badaun (D), Sanitation, Rural Sanitation
Sanitation

Govt plans hike in funds for rural toilets

Moving a step towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ target, the Rural Development ministry on Tuesday proposed a hike in the allocation for constructing toilets in rural ar

Publication Date: 
27/08/2014
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rural Sanitation, Toilets, Ministry Of Rural Development, Water Quality, Sanitation
Sanitation

The effect of India's Total Sanitation Campaign on defecation behaviors and child health in rural Madhya Pradesh: A cluster randomized controlled trial

Poor sanitation is thought to be a major cause of enteric infections among young children. However, there are no previously published randomized trials to measure the health impacts of large-scale sanitation programs. India's Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) is one such program that seeks to end the practice of open defecation by changing social norms and behaviors, and providing technical support and financial subsidies.

Publication Date: 
26/08/2014
Sumeet R. Patil, Benjamin F. Arnold, Alicia L. Salvatore & et al
PLoS Medicine
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8
1-17
Tags:
Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Madhya Pradesh, Open Defecation, Rural Sanitation, Waterborne diseases, Health Effects, Child Health, Dhar (D), Khargone, Diarrhoea
Sanitation

1 lakh toilets to be constructed within three months

Around one lakh domestic toilets will be constructed in Chhattisgarh and tap connections will be provided to 87,400 houses during the next three months.

Publication Date: 
25/08/2014
Pioneer (Raipur)
Tags:
Chhattisgarh, Toilets, Sanitation, Drinking Water, Rural Sanitation
Sanitation

Action plan: achieving a ‘Swachh Bharat’ by 2019 through Swatch Bharat Abhiyan (Rural Areas)

In the context of the declaration of the plan to achieve Swachh Bharat by 2019, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has prepared a note on the Swachh Bharat Mission. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: The present goal under NBA is to achieve 100% access to sanitation for all rural households by 2022.

Publication Date: 
22/08/2014
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Tags:
Rural Sanitation, India, Sanitation, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign)
Sanitation

Most Indians live in pucca houses but lag in sanitation, says NSSO report

While the NSSo’s latest report shows that most Indians now live in pucca houses and have electricity connection, it also paints a bleak picture of sanitation and hygiene conditions in the rural are

Publication Date: 
22/08/2014
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Housing, Sanitation, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Drinking Water, Electricity, Rural Sanitation

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