Shillong: Five villages of West Garo HilJs district were given Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) awards under the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) in a function held at Rombagre village on April 29.

TSC was launched in West Garo Hills in 2004 and is implemented through the District Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) with an aim to promote hygiene in the rural areas.

The residence of Baghuwar have reason to smile. This little village in central Madhya Pradesh is proud of its hygiene and sanitation. Every family has access to a pucca indoor, water-economical toilet. '100 per cent open-air toilet free village' proclaims a sign at the panchayat ghar.

There is new courtship ritual in Haryana. Villages in the state have recently been plastered with a slogan

People of Bangladesh, particularly the poorer section who live in rural areas do not have proper sanitation facilities.

Those who have no ability to install sanitary latrines, make a pit at some corner of the house and use it as latrine which spread bad smell and pollute air and surroundings. The children defecate at open places which is equally harmful to the environment.

Provincial government has chalked out a well-knitted plan costing more than Rs 3 billion for banishing backwardness and to provide basic facilities in rural areas of the Punjab. Official sources told Business Recorder here on Friday that under the plan, link roads, water, sewerage, rural dispensaries would be ensured in rural areas of the Province.

HNB extended the safe drinking water and sanitation project to Gonewa, a village in the Rambewa Divisional Secretariat, about 22 kms from Anuradhapura. The villagers in Gonewa lacked sufficient sanitation facilities and access to fresh water prior to the launch of this project, a media release said.

The National Rural Health Mission provides a large canvas and platform for health action, but Shyam Ashtekar (EPW, 13 September 2008) misses many issues and does not make his critique from the right perspective.

This article examines and discusses the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) related to sanitation in Unsar Pranti in Muzaffarpur district, in Bihar. The findings are based on fieldwork done during October-November 2008. An NGO called ADTHI PLAN has been working on a sanitation project in the village for the past ten years.

Clean drinking water and proper sanitation facilities are indispensable for a healthy life. Sanitation coverage in rural India has been growing at an impressive rate since 2001, thanks mainly to efforts made under the Total Sanitation Campaign. To add vigour to the campaign, an incentive scheme Nirmal Gram Puraskar was launched by the Government of India in 2003.

Four years after the tsunami, the people of Poompuhar lead a well-settled life. You can see resettled villages of fishing and farming communities with neat rows of houses. There are well laid out roads flanked by neon street lights. The transformation of 10 villages in this panchayat is the handiwork of former panchayat president, Manimekhalai, and the district administration.

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