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Total Sanitation Campaign: A toilet for every household
The Government of India’s Total Sanitation Campaign is a major effort to address rural sanitation problems, with the final goal being a toilet for every household. Posted on 26 Aug, 2009 12:16 PM

Poor sanitation and hygiene is one of the major causes of poor water quality, as  bacterial from human excreta find their way into drinking water or directly into our bodies through unclean hands.

The document was made by the Department of Drinking Water Supply, Government of India.

Rainwater harvesting made mandatory in Andhra Pradesh: All Municipal Corporations and Urban Development authorities directed to implement provisions
Find the link to the Government order specifying provisions which make rainwater harvesting compulsory in Andhra Pradesh Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 02:38 PM

This government order on the rainwater harvesting website of Centre for Science and Environment makes rainwater harvesting  mandatory in all Municipal Corporations, Urban Development Authorities and Municipalities, buildings with an a

Government order making rainwater harvesting mandatory in Kanpur (2003)
Find the link to the government order which makes rainwater harvesting mandatory in all new buildings with an area of 1000 sq m or more in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 01:08 PM

This hindi document from the rainwater harvesting site of the Centre for Science and Envir

Rooftop rain water harvesting arrangements in Kerala - Municipality Building (Amendment) Rules (2004)
The Kerala Government's Department of Drinking Water Supply's notification on rooftop rain water harvesting arrangements in the state Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 01:02 PM

This document from the Department of Drinking Water Supply (Government of Kerala) published in the Extraordinary Gazette No. 92/2004, dated 12-01-2004 by the Government of Kerala includes a notification on the amendment of rules and includes:

Provision of rainwater harvesting structure - Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2003
Link to the Tamilnadu Government's official ordinance which made rainwater harvesting compulsory in the state Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 12:58 PM

Provision of Rain Water Harvesting Structure - Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2003 - Read more

Baseline report: Sachetana Drinking Water project of the Government of Karnataka (2006-2011)
The project envisions a set of interventions including household rainwater harvesting for clusters of villages in Karnataka that are particularly severely affected by fluoride Posted on 14 Aug, 2009 11:28 AM

The Sachetana Drinking Water project of the Government of Karnataka covers 15 villages in each of the taluks of Bagepalli (Chikkaballapur), Mundargi (Gadag), Sira (Tumkur) and Pavagada (Tumkur).

The baseline survey covers a representative portion of the villages and families of the above and contains the following information:

Policy paper on NREGA by the Centre for Science and Environment
The policy paper by Centre for Science and Environment tries to unearth the development potential of a public wage programme like the NREGA Posted on 13 Aug, 2009 06:22 PM

The policy brief has studied the NREGA implementation on its focus on creation of productive assets, the involvement of communities in designing their local development using the NREGA and the stumbling blocks in unlocking the development potential of the Act. 

Notable new content: IELRC
A brief on IELRC contributions on national and state level policy instruments related to water Posted on 19 Jul, 2009 06:05 AM

v8_logotopleftThe International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC) (www.ielrc.org) is an independent, non-profit research organis

CPWD adopts Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC-I) - India
CPWD (Central Public Works Department) voluntarily agrees to adopt the UPC-I and implement the PEEP curriculum Posted on 09 Jul, 2009 09:33 AM

An earlier press release from IAPMO (International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials) announced the Uniform Plumbing Code - India (UPC-I) and the PEEP (Plumbing Education to Em

Reports on implementation of national rural employment guarantee act (NREGA)
This is an compilation of articles that challenge the implementation of national rural employment guarantee act (NREGA) Posted on 11 Jun, 2009 02:27 PM

"Work in progress", is an article by Jean Dreze and Christian Oldiges, that appeared in the Feb. 14-27, 2009 issue of the Frontline Magazine, that compares the data from the NREGA website (www.nrega.nic.in) related to the first two years (2006-07 and 2007-08) of implementation of the NREGA.

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