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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)
Environmental status report of Aurangabad Region
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Data of water demand, source, sewage treatment and disposal of all districts of Aurangabad region. Water Quality in Rivers at different villages in Aurangabad region is also measured.

Yearly progress of household toilets coverage since 2001 Census till date
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Yearly progress of household toilets coverage since 2001 Census till date. Total households with and without toilets of all districts of the country, from 2001 till date.

Targets and current status of sanitary infrastructure construction under Total Sanitation Campaign TSC of all districts across India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Targets and current status of sanitary infrastructure construction under Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) of all districts across India. This data covers details about household latrines (APL and BPL), school and balwadi toilets, Rural Sanitary Marts. The target to be reached and current status of each district is provided. The data is updated on daily basis.

A Survey of Household Water and Sanitation covering all rural districts of Karnataka
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

A participatory survey that covered 28 districts of Karnataka and 17,200 households across 172 gram panchayats (GPs). The survey covered all aspects of domestic water and sanitation.

Status of water and sanitation in Nirmal Gram Puraskar NGP villages
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Study of 162 NGP villages awarded the Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) award in 2004-05 and 2005-06.

Status of Drinking water and sanitation coverage in India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

All-India numbers for rural and urban access to improved and unimproved water supply and sanitation for the years 1990,2000, 2008. The same data is available in a standard format for all countries of the world.

Statistics and analysis of Total Sanitation Campaign TSC and Nirmal Gram Puraskar NGP
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The presentation "A decade of TSC - Progress Achieved and Lessons Learnt" has data and graphs on TSC financial allocations, actual expenditures and expenditure efficiency at various levels (household, district, school etc.), how different states and the country as a whole are doing in terms of achieving 100% sanitation, NGP awards etc.

School Sanitation Survey of Mysore
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Survey of school sanitation in seven blocks of Mysore district. The survey analysis aimed at exploring the availability and usage of infrastructure in schools regarding water and sanitation. Further, it also tried to explore the personal hygiene practices prevalent among school children, most importantly the handwashing habit.

Sanitation infrastructure construction at a monthly level for all districts across India
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Sanitation infrastructure construction at a monthly level for all districts across India. Data is accessible from 1999 to 2011. Details include Household latrines (APL and BPL), Schools and Anganwadi toilets, Rural Sanitary Marts data.

Basic water supply and sanitation infrastructure for all habitations in Karnataka
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Water supply information (LPCD) and number of water sources of different types such as open wells, bore wells, mini-water supply, piped-water supply, household taps. Sanitation information such as number of Nirmal Gram Yojana latrines, community and household latrines (required and existing) is available for all habitations across Karnataka. Web querying interface.

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