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Sanitation more important than independence
Gandhigram Trust, Dindigul and Arghyam, Bangalore co-hosted a Sanitation Partners' Meet on November 9-10, 2017 at Dr Soundram Manimandapam, Gandhigram Trust, Gandhigram. Posted on 16 Nov, 2017 04:25 PM

Gandhigram Trust, Dindigul and Arghyam, Bangalore co-hosted a Sanitation Partners' Meet on November 9-10, 2017 at Dr. Soundram Manimandapam, Gandhigram Trust, Gandhigram. The meeting was attended by various NGOs from across the country, the district collector, the project director of DRDA and block level officers.

Sanitation Partners' Meet, Gandhigram Trust
Can Bundelkhand farmers weather the drought?
Recurrent droughts have left the Bundelkhand region in abject misery. While some farmers are adapting by digging ponds and changing crops, others are leaving for cities or committing suicide. Posted on 16 Nov, 2017 03:28 PM

On October 22, 35-year-old Lallu Yadav was celebrating Govardhan Pooja, a Hindu festival celebrated after Diwali, in Panchkurha village, almost 22 kms from the district headquarters of Hamirpur in Uttar Pradesh.

Farmer Gajraj Yadav has abandoned farming forever. (Source: 101Reporters)
Waiting for water
The villagers of Khalabari are hopeful that the overhead tank being built in the village would make drinking water easily accessible to them. Posted on 15 Nov, 2017 05:50 AM

In the early hours, the villagers of Khalabari, a tribal-dominated village in the Dumuripadar gram panchayat of Koraput district in Odisha step out of their houses for bringing wood and drinking water. The road to the forest where the water is available is rocky.

Khalabari village (Source: India Water Portal)
NRDWP to get restructured
Policy matters this week Posted on 14 Nov, 2017 01:17 PM

Restructuring of National Rural Drinking Water Programme approved

A child drinks water from a hand pump in Madhya Pradesh. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Delhi enveloped in smog again
News this week Posted on 14 Nov, 2017 12:56 PM

Yet again, North India shrouded in heavy smog

Delhi shrouded in smog. (Source: Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy/Flickr)
JalKalp: Water sands impurities
A new biosand filter is revolutionising water purification in rural India with increased filtration, better portability and affordability. Posted on 13 Nov, 2017 12:11 PM

Urmila Devi lives in Chaitabazaar village which is barely five kilometres from the eastern bank of the Burhi Gandak river. It is located in a particularly flood-prone area of East Champaran in north Bihar. The drinking water quality in this area is poor. The recurrent floods only make it worse.

The drinking water in Chaitbazaar village is dark in colour because of high levels of iron and has a peculiar stench from bacteriological contamination. (Image: Sehgal Foundation)
Drinking water: Access does not mean safety
A study from rural Maharashtra finds piped water supply does not guarantee safe drinking water. Water treatment, storage and WASH practices influence water quality. Posted on 11 Nov, 2017 12:36 PM

Concerned with contaminated water sources in rural areas, the Centre plans to provide piped water supply (classified as an improved water source by the W

Better drinking water access does not always mean that the water is safe to drink. (Image source: India Water Portal)
Admission open for MA/MSc in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur
Master of Arts/ Masters of Sciences in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Posted on 09 Nov, 2017 03:46 PM

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Chennai's struggle with segregation
Inefficient solid waste management results in waste piles that contribute to urban flooding in cities like Chennai. While most citizens blame civic authorities for the lapse, are they doing their bit? Posted on 08 Nov, 2017 11:30 AM

Come November, along with swollen waterways and flooded streets, another prominent image flashed repeatedly on television screens is that of mountains of mixed garbage. Chennai’s solid waste headache is by no means entirely monsoon-related.

Perungudi dump yard chokes the Pallikaranai marshland.
Wages delayed to MGNREGA workers in 19 states
News this week Posted on 07 Nov, 2017 07:46 PM

States freeze payments to MGNREGA workers

Labourers build check dams under MGNREGA. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
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