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August 16, 2024 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 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 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 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 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 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)
Norms and Standards of Municipal Basic Services in India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

This report includes recommended norms for the five basic services and their components as suggested by various organisations. The basic service includes water supply, sewerage, solid waste management, primary education and preventive health care. The investment needs required for provision, operation and maintenance of basic services in various states are also discussed.

Houselisting and Housing Census Data Highlights 2011
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Census data on sources of drinking water by tap, hand pump, well or other. The data is percentage wise accesses to drinking water in urban and rural India given separately. Also data on Availability and Type of Latrine Facility: 2001-2011. Data for urban and rural given separately.

The economic impacts of inadequate sanitation in India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

This study report suggests that inadequate sanitation causes India considerable economic losses, equivalent to 6.4 per cent of India's GDP in 2006 at Rs. 2.4 Trillion. It quantifies the economic loss in health, tourism, access time and water due to inadequate sanitation. It also represents the effect of the same on rise of death due to water bone diseases.

Twenty Point Programme 2006 Annual progress report 2009 10
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

This is an annual progress report of Twenty Point Programme for the year 2009 - 10. It gives detail of coverage of habitations in the scheme of Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme and latrine construction in rural houses in the year 2009-10.

Twenty Point Programme 2006 Annual progress report 2008 09
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

This is an annual progress report of Twenty Point Programme for the year 2008 - 09. It gives detail of coverage of habitations in the scheme of Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme and latrine construction in rural houses in the year 2008-09.

State of Environment Report Maharashtra
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The water and sanition chapter of this report includes all data on Maharashtra water status. It provides data on total length of rivers, water demand of major cities, waste generation and disposal of the cities, ground water availability pre and post monsoon and the like.

Performance Benchmarking of Urban Water Supply and Sanitation in Maharashtra Data Book 200809
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

this Report includes data for 248 urban local bodies (ULB) of Maharashtra collected for the project - Performance Assessment System (PAS). It includes data on key indicators developed on water supply, sanitation and solid waste management. It provides data on service level, coverage, effeciency, finance, cost recovery, ULB capacity and equaity in service delivery.

Performance Benchmarking of Urban Water Supply and Sanitation in Gujarat Data Book 200809
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

this Report includes data for 166 urban local bodies (ULB) of Gujarat collected for the project - Performance Assessment System (PAS). It includes data on key indicators developed on water supply, sanitation and solid waste management. It provides data on service level, coverage, effeciency, finance, cost recovery, ULB capacity and equaity in service delivery.

National River Conservation Plan
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) is a centrally funded scheme launched in 1995 aimed at preventing the pollution of rivers. It provoide information of each state on amount sanctioned under NRCP to which city and for what purpose. Purposes included under the plan are construction of STP, river front development, low cost sanitation, afforestation etc.

Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme Annual Report
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

It gives annual reports from 2007 - 2010 with details on spending of Member of parliament local area development schemes fund. It gives details of spending in various sector including drinking water, sanitation and public health for each state.

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