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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)
The section on water from the Punjab States Environment Status Report ESR
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Water chapter includes complete information and data related to water supply and sewerage in Punjab Municipal Corporations, Class I and class II cities. It also provoides data on water quality of all river basins in the state. It also contains information on groundwater source and capacity in each districts.
Ranking of Indian cities on Sanitation 2009-2010
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Rank of 400+ Indian Cities on Sanitation
Service Level Benchmarking SLB
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Provide indicators and parameters for assessment for Service Level Benchmarking (SLB). It provide details of pilot cities on water supply, sewerage, solid waste management and storm water drainage. it also provide the list of data sets required to calculate the indicators.
Nirmal Gram Puruskar NGP Data
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Detail of each state and district recieving award and status on number of toilets, Beneficiaries Below poverty lline ( BPL) and Above poverty line. (APL)
WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme Water supply and sanitation information for India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Water supply infrastructure and sanitation information for rural and urban India is present for years 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2008.
Study on Disease Burden Due to Inadequate Water Sanitation Facilities in India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Status of disease prevaleance compared to water and sanitation coverage in each state. Percentage cases of disease like Diarroea, Cholera, Hepatitis A and entric fever are covered. Death cases due to maleria for each state from 2001 - 2005. A detail study on diseases have been done for the state of West Bengal.
Status of urban water supply sanitation and solid waste management CPHEEO data 2005
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Data provides status of the urban water, sanitation and solid waste management in India. Status of water supply (physical and financial), Status of urban sewerage/sanitation system, Status of low cost sanitation, Status of solid waste management.
Progress in extending access and bridging the infrastructure services gap in water and sanitation 2006
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Assessing progress in extending access and bridging the gap between infrastructure and services in water supply and sanitation. Data on access, coverage and water supply along with expenditure in each five year plan is also available.
Hygeine and Sanitation practice study in 2 districts of MP March 2011
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Study on hygiene and sanitation practice in two districts of Madhya pradesh - Dhar and Khargone. Various surveys are carried out showing information on use of toilet, washing hands, treatment of drinking water, diarrhoea rate and water related health issues.
Estimates for the use of Improved Sanitation Facilities
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Yearly data on access to improved sanitation. seperate data for rural and urban. information on number of flushed toilets, dry latrines, septic tank, piped sewer system is provided.
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