New and improved WSSCC website
The new and improved WSSCC website features information on WASH related topics, its work across the country, sanitation related stories and many more.
Water governance in motion: Towards socially and environmentally sustainable water laws
The why and how of water governance. Looking at water from political boundaries, defining their existence and usages.
News roundup (8-15 November 2010) :"India proposes a new emission check system" and News round-up on the floods
Cyclones and floods wreck havoc in the country, as it prepares to come out with climate change report.
"Indian rivers have not been understood as ecosystems but are treated as conduits of water or wastewater" - Interview with Dr. Brij Gopal
River systems need to be recognised at ecosystem,everything is all bound by it and we should stop trying to divide them along man-made landscapes, and least of all let it divide us.
Rainfall from cyclone Jal - Updates from Earth Observatory
Cyclone Jal brought heavy rains to the Bay of Bengal and the south-eastern coast of India in early November 2010 and this map shows the total rainfall received.
Free basic report on rainwater harvesting by D&D Ecotech
D&D Ecotech a rainwater harvesting company is offering a free basic report on rainwater harvesting to all those who wish to implement the same
Water treatment - Extended user testing of water treatment devices in Andhra Pradesh - A research paper by PATH
A key to good health is safe and clean drinking water. This is not available to everyone equally. How do society's poorer sections adapt and use water treatment devices in their daily life?
Evaluation of sanitation and wastewater treatment technologies: Case studies from India
This report of a study of different types of sanitation systems in India. The sanitation systems evaluated, range from the simple septic tank to the more complex multiple stage filtration and DEWATS
Rating system for water efficient fixtures - Survey by Centre for Science and Environment (2010)
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) with this paper discusses standards for water fixtures. The paper also compares labeling and standards of water fixtures in other countries.
Watershed development in India: Biophysical and societal impacts - Research paper from Environ Dev Sustain journal
Water shed management to be flexible taking into account the flow condition and external realities
Enhancing crop water productivity to ameliorate groundwater decline - Article from Current Science
Managing groundwater to save and reduce the decline of the natural resource. Mulch drip irrigation, bed planting, seeding at right time, proper tillage help safeguard.
Model Schools: Suvarna Jala - A status report by Arghyam (2009)
Making schools water sufficient; using community managed water and sanitation system in seventeen schools in seven of Karnataka's districts
Technology options for household sanitation - A report by the Ministry of Rural Development and UNICEF
Sanitation must suit the needs of the areas specifically - the compendium details the various technologies suitable to three sections - household, rural and their operation and maintenance
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