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Sanitation and Hygiene
Better waste management for cleaner Chandigarh
Posted on 02 Mar, 2016 02:07 PMChandigarh is famous for its wide roads laid out in geometrical precision. Large, green spaces adorn the stoic but neatly arranged rectangular habitations called sectors.
![Chandigarh does not have a specific waste segregation system yet.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2016-02-26_14.40.12.jpg?itok=9wYJu3a1)
Toilets can work!
Posted on 27 Feb, 2016 02:20 PMOpen defecation continues to be practised by as high as 65% of India's rural population and only 14% of rural households have access to piped water supply leading to high rates of infant deaths and mortality. This working paper titled 'Toilets can work: Short and medium run
![Hygienic latrines and diarrhoea (Source: Sourabh Phadke)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/toilets_10.jpg?itok=miGnLsH6)
Water for Profit: Experiences from America and India
Posted on 27 Feb, 2016 12:15 PMIn January 2016, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Employees Union and residents of Nagpur yet again protested the privatisation of water services in the city.
![NMC Employees Union and residents of Nagpur protest water privatisation](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img-20160202-wa0006.jpg?itok=zdavytl4)
5 crore people cleanse themselves at the cost of 5000
Posted on 24 Feb, 2016 09:38 PMThe Ujjain Simhastha (Kumbh Mela) in Madhya Pradesh will begin on April 22, 2016 and go on for a month. The event, held once every 12 years, holds religious significance to Hindus, and throngs of people--approximately 5 crore over the month--take a holy dip in the Kshipra river during this time.
![Early morning at Ramghat, Ujjain](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/24524490811_206362fc69_o.jpg?itok=QnmHHdrP)
Preparing for the Ujjain Simhastha Kumbh Mela
Posted on 24 Feb, 2016 09:37 PMThe Ujjain Simhastha Kumbh Mahaparva is one of the four Kumbha Melas, which is held once in 12 years.
![Diwakar Natu, Chairman of Simhastha Fair Authority](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/diwakar_natu-s.jpg?itok=4cyRNC5i)
4 billion global population affected by severe water scarcity: NASA
Posted on 23 Feb, 2016 12:16 PMGroundwater levels are reducing all over the world: NASA analysis
![A tubewell in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/2971048985_7ded9f8fed_z.jpg?itok=eILAfkY1)
Mysuru is India's cleanest city, again
Posted on 22 Feb, 2016 09:32 AM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/24966651461_9749faa19c_b.jpg?itok=YCidv6F0)
Landfills galore, our cities choke on their own garbage
Posted on 16 Feb, 2016 08:28 AM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/23515619515_18695e23b5_z.jpg?itok=X5z9QTzK)
Eight ministries now responsible for Ganga clean up
Posted on 09 Feb, 2016 12:39 PMSeven ministries other than the Water Ministry to help revive the Ganga
![Ganga at Gadmukteshwar (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/6172024170_3151074271_b.jpg?itok=bHHUHf8O)
Mumbai's ticking methane bomb: The Deonar dump yard
Posted on 08 Feb, 2016 09:47 AM![](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/1200x-1.jpg?itok=esMJf4F9)