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August 10, 2024
Changing waterscapes trigger the spread of Zika in urban India 
While citizens need to play their part to prevent diseases such as Zika, municipal bodies/urban area authorities need to pull their socks up and set right the poor governance mechanisms that are slowly turning cities into hotbeds of diseases, filth and mismanagement.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito, the culprit for causing Zika (Source: 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)
June 26, 2023
Social innovation in urban sanitation in India: Meeting unmet needs
While governmental efforts have contributed greatly to improving urban sanitation in the country and are much discussed in literature, systematic documentation and critical analysis of efforts made by nongovernmental institutions continues to be invisible in the discourse on sanitation and needs to be acknowledged, argues this book.
Urban sanitation, a growing challenge in India (Image Source: India Water Portal Flickr photos)
Cost recovery in urban water services : Select experiences in Indian cities A report by Water and Sanitation Program
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The report draws on the report by Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) study from 2008 which made a comparative analysis of 23 urban local bodies (ULBs)—looking at seven cities in detail and another 16 based on secondary data to understand the factors affecting cost recovery.
Video : Managing water and wastewater to the last drop in a nature friendly way: A case study from a homeoffice in Indore Madhya Pradesh
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

 
Process of formation of Jajmau Area Water Partnership in Kanpur Uttar Pradesh : Problems and solutions
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

Industrial effluents and sewage water are being diverted to the river Ganga by the cities and towns through which it passes. Nestled on the banks of Ganga, Kanpur, a highly urbanized and industrial city is polluting it most. Apart from the Government of India’s recently constituted National Ganga River Basin Authority, civil societies and NGOs too are putting rigorous efforts to make Ganga pollution free. Though the city has several big and small industries, the leather industries located in Jajmau, the oldest part of the city add to the problem of pollution in the river to a large extent.

Is your neighbourhood a dirty picture -The growing garbage crisis and 10 ways in which you can help
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

‘A potato peel, a piece of paper and a plastic packet’: The story of garbage

Let’s begin with a story of the journey of our junk, in a typical Indian city.
National water policy views water as an economic good- Resistance shown by civil society with the move towards increasing the water and sewerage tariff Bimonthly newsletter by India WASH Forum
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

 

This edition of the India WASH Forum has the following highlights:
An analysis of 2011 census data on household amenities with respect to drinking water sources and latrine facilities in urban areas of the country A document by CPHEEO Ministry of Urban Development
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

This document by Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation , Ministry of Urban Development, is an analysis of 2011 census data on of the drinking water and latrine facilities in urban areas of the country.
Sewerage and sewage treatment Updated manuals on engineering operation and maintenance and management by the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation Ministry of Urban Development 2012
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

These manuals are prepared by the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO), a department under the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD).
Arghyam prepares Water Quality Management WQM framework for rural areas Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation releases its first enewsletter on water and sanitation in India December 2012
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

The newsletter refers to the nationwide campaign carried out by Arghyam, with the aim of creating awareness on water quality issues with a specific focus on fluoride contamination in groundwater sources, by engaging students from across the country in a water quality testing, analysis, and reporting.

In the newsletter, the spotlight is turned on:
Sustainability and financial viability of urban water supply and sanitation in dryland areas in India Case study of Indore city
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

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Slum area in Indore 

Image courtesy: http://www.ugo.cn/photo/nn/pt/48743.htm
Can storm water drains help in recharging groundwater: The case of Chennai
Posted on 22 Nov, 2014 10:30 AM

One of the most conspicuous activities in the preparation for the monsoons in several cities today is dug up roads ! Crores and crores are spent on the construction of storm water drains alongside roads in cities and towns to prevent flooding during the rains.
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