Page 2 - Sanitation In India

Sharp hike in demand for work under MGNREGA; ministry may seek more funds

A PTI report quoting senior officials says that the way demand for work has risen under the scheme during the first three months, sizeable fund allocation will be needed to meet the demand.

Letter to BS: Kerala's huge sanitation drive a benchmark for other states

The land of the government, public sector undertakings and cooperative institutions would be utilised for this purpose

Death in a deep sewer

One sanitation worker dies every five days, but compensation is mostly denied

Cheering for toilets but with caution

Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MoDWS) commissioned two private consultancies, IPE Global and Kantar, to conduct a nationwide survey to verify India's ODF status

Rs 5 trillion needed for Har Ghar Jal, says water resources ministry

Equal contribution of Rs 1.8 trillion may come from states and Centre; remaining through convergence of govt schemes

Africa's sanitation challenge

African cities are bringing water long distances; losing much in distribution and spending all they have in supplying expensive water to some and never all

Sustaining sanitation

Most time-bound campaigns generate a burst of excitement but, in many cases, their impact eventually fizzles away with time

Toilet mystery: Blaming and shaming not the way

Lack of sanitation is leading to avoidable deaths of infants, and underweight and stunted children

Why India needs to count its broken toilets

Data show that a lower proportion of schools have working toilets for girls than they have for boys