Inspired by the success of sahiya system in the healthcare sector, the administration is planning to replicate the model to spread awareness about sanitation and safe drinking water in villages of Jharkhand.

NAGAPATTINAM: Kameshwaram panchayat in Nagapattinam has exemplified that ecological and sanitation concerns are no more elitist preoccupations. It has shown the way forward with about 80 families of fishing community, owning ECOSAN toilets.

The maiden collection of the compost commenced at a couple of residences recently, testifying to the ecological sustainability of the endeavour.

Speakers at a workshop yesterday underscored the need for ecological sanitation to ensure healthcare of people and save environment.

They also suggested for using Ecosan toilet saying that this new toilet will not only protect public health but also produce organic fertiliser.

MALKANGIRI: The Total Sanitation Campaign has changed the face of tribal dominated Kanjali village under Padmagiri gram panchayat in Malkangiri district.

The Sri Lankan government says that the United Nations should take responsibility for not providing enough toilet facilities for the internally displaced people (IDPs) in Vavuniya camps.

The UN has said that only half of the toilets and minimum facilities for bathing are available for IDPs in the camps.

Villages near Tiruchirapalli show the city how to manage sewage

Almost all the public toilets, run by the Dhaka City Corporation, are barely usable as they remain unhygienic due to lack of regular maintenance.
The DCC runs only 48 public toilets in the city, home to about 140 million people, according to official statistics.

Mohali: The future of young impressionable minds in government schools in Mohali district seems to be bleak in the view of the dire straits of elementary education.

Boasting of several institutes of national repute, this adjoining district of Chandigarh still has several schools which lack drinking water, toilets, teachers and buildings.