Treatment and Purification

These trucks with a built in pump suck out septic tanks and pit latrines for a fee of Rs 1300/- ( 33 US $). They do the job cleanly and in 15 minutes. The waste is then deposited at a sewage treatment plant or for farmers to compost and use as fertilizer. A protocol for safe handling of the manure needs to be quickly developed as well as to tell farmers how much manure to use.

Pollution Control Board is a story of complete failure, frustration and disaster: SC

First 'India Rivers Week' to be held in Delhi from November 24-27

Uttarakhand Government submits to Centre the Rs 9,478 crore Ganga Action Plan

About the training:

The training will be led by Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) & South Asia Pure Water Initiative, Inc. (SAPWII). Highly qualified trainers from Canada, USA, and India will be conducting the training.

In the last five decades, Indore, in Madhya Pradesh, has witnessed a substantial increase in urbanisation and industrialisation. Its population has also increased from 5,60,936 in 1971 to 2,167,447 in 2011 (Census 2011).

Centre all set to construct 5.2 million toilets by August 31

Every year, nearly 600,000 children in India die of illnesses associated with unclean drinking water [1]. Inspite of this, 2 out of every 3 households still do not treat their drinking water [2] and half of the rural water supply, where 70 percent of India’s population lives, is routinely contaminated with toxic bacteria.

High Court raps Narmada Authority over incomplete canal work

Global surface temperature breaks past records