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House Panel dismisses Centre’s 84% swachchh rural areas claim

A Parliamentary panel on Thursday dismissed the Government’s claim of achieving about 84 per cent of the sanitation coverage in the rural areas under the Swachchh Bharat Mission (SBM) noting that i

Publication Date: 
20/07/2018
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Open Defecation, Toilets, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Sanitation
Sanitation

In Delhi, Swachh focus on public toilets

Only 458 individual toilets built against target of 1.25 lakh due to lack of demand

Publication Date: 
20/07/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Toilets, Open Defecation, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Sanitation
Sanitation

Fifty-first Report on 'Swachh Bharat Mission -Gramin in States/UTs (SBM-G) of the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation: Standing Committee on Rural Development (2017- 2018)

TParliamentary committee on rural development dismissed the central government’s claim of achieving about 84 per cent of the sanitation coverage in the rural areas u

Publication Date: 
19/07/2018
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Rural Sanitation, Sanitation, India, Parliament, Finance, Toilets, Open Defecation
Sanitation

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), 19/07/2018

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), 19/07/2018. Rural sanitation coverage in the country at the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) [SBM(G)] on 2.10.2014 was 38.7%. State/UT-wise details of coverage as on 2.10.2014 andIndividual household latrines (IHHLs) constructed from 2.10.2014 to 16.7.2018, yearwise, are given in Annexure-1. State-wisepercentage households with access to toilets and toilet usages isgiven at Annexure-2.

Publication Date: 
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Rural Sanitation, Sanitation, Toilets, Open Defecation, India, Statistics, Parliament
Sanitation

Guidelines for Faecal Sludge and Septage Management in Bihar

According to Census 2011, Bihar reported 11.67 million urban population i.e. 11.25% of total population of state, dwelling in 199 urban centers (which accounts 3.14% of total urban population of country). The state has 143 statutory towns and 56 census towns.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2018
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Tags:
Sanitation, Sewage, Bihar, Urban Sanitation
Sanitation

Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2018: framework

The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) has commissioned “Swachh Sarvekshan Grameen-2018” (SSG, 2018) through an independent survey agency to develop ranking of all districts of India on the basis of quantitative and qualitative sanitation (Swachhata) parameters.

Publication Date: 
13/07/2018
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Tags:
Rural Sanitation, Sanitation, India, Open Defecation
Sanitation

Kaduna community where open defecation attracts seven lashes, N200 fine

As part of commitment to ensure hygienic environment for healthy living, open defecation now attracts seven lashes and N200 fine in Unguwan Damaru in Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Publication Date: 
13/07/2018
Premium Times (Nigeria)
Tags:
Sanitation, Open Defecation, Nigeria, Cholera, UNICEF, Africa
Sanitation

Namibia: Oshikoto Sets Aside N$2 Million for 110 Toilets

Omuthiya — One hundred and ten toilets will be constructed during this financial year in Oshikoto Region through the regional council, in addition to the 87 toilets that were constructed in the pre

Publication Date: 
13/07/2018
All Africa
Tags:
Sanitation, Toilets, Namibia, Open Defecation, Africa
Habitat And Urbanisation

UN forum spotlights cities, where struggle for sustainability ‘will be won or lost’

Through the inherently integrated nature of urban development, the 11th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) impacts a wide range of 2030 Agenda issues from sustainable consumption and production to

Publication Date: 
12/07/2018
Eco Business
Tags:
Habitat And Urbanisation, Urban Development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Renewable Energy, Transport, Water Supply, Sanitation, Poverty, Global
Sanitation

Luapula’s 53 community schools get 223 toilets

Vision Africa Regional Network (VAREN) has built 223 toilets in 53 Community schools in Luapula province at a cost of 2.3 Million Kwacha.

Publication Date: 
12/07/2018
Lusaka Times (Zambia)
Tags:
Sanitation, Toilets, Zambia, Africa, Child Health

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