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Total Sanitation Campaign A toilet for every household
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AMPoor 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.
From erratic rainfall to vector borne diseases The many effects of changing climate on environment and lifestyle across the globe
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AMGlobal warming induces an increase in global precipitation through the augmentation of evaporation. According to the IPCC, rainfall patterns are likely to be modified with some regions becoming more arid and others experiencing more rainfall.
Sustainable sanitation for all The GTZ ecosan programme
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AMThe GTZ Ecosan Program has developed guidelines for safe reuse of urine and feces, and publicity material to create awareness on the functioning of eco-toilets.
Government authorities and NGOs who wish to popularize the concept and its implementation can refer to this informative links for accessing IEC materials.
Total Sanitation Campaigns Ecosan drive
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AMTSC and Ecosan's initiative to bring about sustainable sanitation in India based on technologically advanced and eco friendly approaches towards sanitation, involving NGO, Community and Individual participation. Read more
All things Ecosan: A comprehensive tookit on the subject
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AMGTZ Ecosan Program (www.gtz.de/en) has compiled ecosan materials from several organisations into a CD of capacity building resource material. This CD can be downloaded from this page in its entireity.
A survey of school sanitation in Mysore district 2005
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AMThe survey was done using a closed-ended questionnaire which was administered to key stakeholders including teachers, school children and sometimes the SDMC (School Development and Management Committee) members. All government and aided schools were included in the survey.
Bacteriological quality of water samples of a tertiary care medical center campus in North Western Himalayan region
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AMA study published in the The Internet Journal of Third World Medicine of bacteriological quality of water samples of a tertiary care medical center campus in North Western Himalayan region, more specifically in Kangra district of Himachal Prad
Baseline report Sachetana Drinking Water project of the Government of Karnataka 20062011
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AMThe 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:
Information about Jalanidhi : A World Bank assisted Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AMJalanidhi is the website of the Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency which implements "Jalanidhi", a World Bank-assisted "Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project" for sustained delivery of adequate quantity of water and sanitation services in rural areas in four districts of Kerala.
Water and sanitation in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh a paper by WaterAid
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AMThis paper was done by WaterAid to assess and understand the context of Rural Water and Sanitation programme in the state of Madhya Pradesh. This is a follow up of a desk review and explores the issue of water and sanitation in various dimensions and finds out that the current state of water and sanitation in Madhya Pradesh falls short on equity, inclusion, ensuring water security and sustainability of water sources.