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August 16, 2024
Open drains drain health
A recent study finds that majority of the poor in India are likely to have open drains or no drainage systems to convey and treat their waste flows, threatening their health.
Open drains, harbingers of illhealth. Image for representation only (Image Source: SuSanA Secretariat via Wikimedia Commons)
July 28, 2024
Tap into the numbers: Budget insights on WASH
The budget allocation for the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation reflects a steady upward trajectory, underscoring the importance of scaling financial commitments to meet the growing demands of the WASH sector.
Child drinking water from handpump in Guna, Madhya Pradesh (Image: Anil Gulati, India Water Portal Flickr)
November 17, 2023
Unmasking gender disparities in Indian sanitation
Women's struggle for sanitation equity in rural areas and urban slums India
A training exercise on water and sanitation, as part of an EU-funded project on integrated water resource management in Rajasthan. (Image: UN Women Asia and Pacific; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
October 20, 2023
Building community expertise in planning, designing, and overseeing WASH systems
A holistic approach to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) initiatives
Shantilata uses a cloth to filter out the high iron content in the salty water, filled from a hand pump, in the village Sitapur on the outskirts of Bhadrak, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha (Image: WaterAid/ Anindito Mukherjee)
July 12, 2023
Saamuhika Shakti: Empowering Bangalore waste pickers to live dignified lives
A collective impact effort, the first of its type in India that provides informal waste pickers a chance to live safe and dignified lives, with particular emphasis on gender and equity.
Waste pickers and sorters working hard to extract recyclable value from the waste we throw out (Image: Vinod Sebastian/ Saamuhika Shakti)
February 7, 2023
Budget 2023-24: Drinking water supply and sanitation continues to get priority
Budgetary allocations for urban sanitation get an impetus, but Swachh Bharat Mission – Rural (SBM-R) records no change in its budgetary allocation
An amount of Rs 1840 crore has been approved to effecvely implement Water Security Plans through convergence of ongoing/new schemes (Image: Pavitra K B Rao, Wikimedia Commons)
Community participation in South Asian sanitation A paper published in Public World
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

This paper published in collaboration with Public World (London) focuses on the poor sanitation situation in South Asia, which has the highest proportion of people practising open defecation and argues that improvement in sanitation is one of the most important goals that countries i
Report on the National level workshop on appropriate toilet technologies organised by Gramalaya Arghyam and UNICEF at Trichy Tamil Nadu between 9-11 May 2012
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM
Water woes of Bawana and Bhalswa slums in Delhi Women pay the heaviest price for poor water supply and sanitation facilities An article in India Water Review
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The current global water crisis is preventing water from reaching slum dwellers. The condition of women under such a grim situation is deteriorating further as they continue to fetch water for various domestic purposes.
What is new in the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan A comparative analysis of the NBA and the TSC guidelines
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Guest post: Surashree Shome

This writeup aims at comparing the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) guidelines with the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) guidelines released on July 2012 by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) and focuses on and analyses the modifications/changes and additions included in the NBA Guidelines. Wherever TSC is referred to in the document, it is with reference to the TSC guidelines published by MDWS in July 2011. The document has followed the serial number and the title/subtitle of NBA guidelines for the convenience of the reader. The information given in the boxes is taken from the MGNREGA Guidelines.

India Improving urban water supply and sanitation service provision Lessons from business plans for Maharashtra Rajasthan Haryana and international good practices Report by the World Bank
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

This report by the World Bank identifies the key elements of a State-wide program for improving water supply and sanitation services and accountability on the basis of
Ward level data on unsanitary latrines collected during census 2011 of Odisha state Report by Department of Housing and Urban Development Government of Odisha
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

This document by Department of Housing & Urban development, Government of Odisha, provides ward level data on insanitary latrines in urban areas of the state.
Water sanitation and hygiene advocacy and communication strategy framework 2012-2017: A draft document by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

This document by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is a draft of the WASH advocacy and communication strategy 2012-2017.
Minutes of the first meeting of sectoral innovation council held on 5th July 2012 at Krishi Bhawan New Delhi A document by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

This document by Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation is on the minutes of the first meeting of sectoral innovation council. It sheds light on the need for innovation in rural water sector.
Sanitation Status of 19 cities in Maharashtra
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

It is a presentation by Principal Secretary of water supply and sanitation department of Maharashtra on process adopted by the state to encourage cities to prepare City Sanitation Plan. This document includes data on status of 19 cities of Maharashtra on Sanitation, sewage treated and open defecation status.
Report of the Working Group on Rural Domestic Water and Sanitation 12th Five Year Plan
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

This document includes the performance of each state in rural water supply and sanitation during eleventh five year plan. It includes data on coverage, uses, status in the villages. It also provides data on proposed investment in the sector in twelfth five year plan. It also discusses the various programmes implemented and their outcomes in the 11th plan.
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