Sanitation

Tripura aims to make 1,118 villages open defecation free

The Left Front government in Tripura has announced to achieve open defecation free status for all the 1,118 villages of the sate under Swachh Bharat Mission in the coming financial year.

Publication Date: 
21/03/2016
Shillong Times (Shillong)
Tags:
Tripura, Open Defecation, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Tribals, Toilets, Sanitation
Health

Menstrual management and low-cost sanitary napkins

The provision of low-cost sanitary napkins to women in rural areas is not an answer to the myriad problems they face in menstrual management. Apart from the need for a mechanism for ensuring the quality of the products and reducing the environmental cost of non-reusable products, the need is for a change in the attitude towards menstruation. It is because this is a taboo topic ruled by religio-cultural conventions that rural women face not only discomfort but also problems linked to reproductive health.

Publication Date: 
19/03/2016
Nivedita Pathak, Jalandhar Pradhan
Economic and Political Weekly
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27-29
Tags:
Health, Women, Rural Health, Maternal Health, Toilets, Waste Disposal, Advertising, Small Scale Industry
Sanitation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding sanitation and cleanliness of the Kalkaji Mandir Complex, New Delhi, 16/03/2016

The Supreme Court on March 16, 2016 gave two weeks to Kalka Ji Temple authorities to implement several measures suggested by the committee it had formed, that include cleanliness of the premises and putting up barricades to contain the crowd of devotees.The bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh asked the authorities to clean the DDA parking as well as all the other parking areas, besides instructing them to keep the toilets clean.

Judgement Date: 
16/03/2016
Tags:
Sanitation, Religious Places, Delhi, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Municipal Corporation, Garbage, Waste Disposal, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Toilets
Sanitation

Only 4.7% gram panchayats in Karnataka open-defecation-free: Unicef

With only 4.7% of gram panchayats of the state being open defecation free, the Karnataka government aims to build 10.3 lakh more toilets across the state in 2016-2017.

Publication Date: 
11/03/2016
Times Of India (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Open Defecation, Toilets, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Population, UNICEF, Sanitation
Sanitation

Nothing Swachh about Guwahati toilets

Scarcity of public toilets, poor maintenance irk denizens

Publication Date: 
04/03/2016
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Guwahati, Toilets, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Municipal Corporation, Sanitation
Sanitation

Nawalparasi leaves Rupandehi, Kapilvastu behind in sanitation

NAWALPARASI, March 1: A study conducted by Drinking Water and Sanitation Coordination Committee (DWSCC) has shown that Nawalparasi district is the most hygienic among the three districts of Lumbini

Publication Date: 
02/03/2016
Republica (Nepal)
Tags:
Sanitation, Nawalparasi, Nepal, Kapilvastu, Rupandehi, Toilets, South Asia
Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding public toilets to be constructed by the Nagar Nigam, Ghaziabad, 25/02/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh Vs. District Magistrate, Ghaziabad & Ors. dated 25/02/2016 regarding public toilets to be constructed by the Nagar Nigam, Ghaziabad. Application dismissed.

Judgement Date: 
25/02/2016
Tags:
Toilets, Ghaziabad (T), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Municipal Corporation, Court, Urban Sanitation
Transport

Rail Budget, 2016: No fare hike, Suresh Prabhu promises better service

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu kept passenger fares and freight charges intact in Railway Budget, 2016, looking more towards more trains and dedicated corridors in a Budget he said was “focus

Publication Date: 
25/02/2016
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rail Transport, Budget, Sanitation, Toilets, Innovation, Transport
Sanitation

60 villagers in Ganjam fined for open defecation

Bhubaneswar: A village committee in Ganjam district has fined 60 people for defecating in the open.

Publication Date: 
23/02/2016
Times Of India (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Sanitation, Open Defecation, Odisha, Ganjam, Toilets
Sanitation

Nigeria: Ekiti Leads in Open Defecation in Nigeria - Unicef/EU

Ado Ekiti — The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and European Union (EU) at the weekend said that Ekiti State leads other states of the federation in open defecation.

Publication Date: 
23/02/2016
All Africa
Tags:
Sanitation, Open Defecation, Nigeria, Toilets, European Union (EU), UNICEF, Africa

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