Despite ‘World Toilet Day’ being observed on Tuesday across the world, open defecation continues in many parts of the State due to lack of access to toilets.

Bangladesh-based non-government organisation BRAC has been selected for a $ 1.0 million worth global award for replicating one of its health projects for slum dwellers in Africa.

The Haryana Urban Local Bodies Department has so far spent about Rs 4,100 crore since 2005 on strengthening of roads and construction of parks in urban areas falling under various Municipalities of

Huge garbage including that from sacrificial animals is being dumped into the Puratan Brahmaputra River at Puran Godaraghat in the town, adding to serious pollution of the already dying river.

The state government has started exploring assistance from the World Bank and the Centre to make Berhampur town slum free after 158 of the total 262 slums in southern Odisha town were devastated du

Hsg Pockets From Andheri To Marine Drive Worst Affected

Around 60% of the breeding spots of dengue-causing mosquitoes are located in the city’s non-slum parts, show statistics released by the civic administration.

Bangladesh has identified urban slums, floating people and coastal areas as the major hurdles for achieving ‘total sanitation by 2013’.

The proportion of slum households with electricity, water and toilet facilities is higher in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in comparison to Uttar Pradesh, Maha