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<loc>https://www.indiawaterportal.org/health-and-sanitation/bridging-wash-gaps-in-northeast-india-through-locally-tailored-solutions</loc>
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<image:caption>Access to safe drinking water in the North East (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos).</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Spatial distribution of improved drinking water sources in North East. Image Source: Meitei and Das (2026) Spatial analysis of water sanitation and hygiene services and health outcomes in Northeast India using NFHS-5, Discover Public Health, 23:1474, p 5.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Spatil distribution of sanitation facilities across the NorthEast. Image Source: Meitei and Das (2026) Spatial analysis of water sanitation and hygiene services and health outcomes in Northeast India using NFHS-5, Discover Public Health, 23:1474, p 17.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Spatial distribution of clean cooking fuel usage. Image Source: Meitei and Das (2026) Spatial analysis of water sanitation and hygiene services and health outcomes in Northeast India using NFHS-5, Discover Public Health, 23:1474, p 18.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Spatial distribution of hygienic menstrual ptrotection usage. Image Source: Meitei and Das (2026) Spatial analysis of water sanitation and hygiene services and health outcomes in Northeast India using NFHS-5, Discover Public Health, 23:1474, p 19.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Composite WASH index across districts in the North East. Image Source: Meitei and Das (2026) Spatial analysis of water sanitation and hygiene services and health outcomes in Northeast India using NFHS-5, Discover Public Health, 23:1474, p 25.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T10:00:15.679Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bridging WASH gaps in Northeast India through locally tailored solutions</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.indiawaterportal.org/environment/diluting-gram-sabhas-say-in-forest-clearances</loc>
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<image:caption>A forest clearance may begin in a government file, but its consequences are felt in villages.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T06:03:03.309Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Diluting Gram Sabha’s say in forest clearances</news:title>
<news:keywords>Gram Sabha consent in Stage-II forest clearance India, Ministry of Tribal Affairs memorandum on Forest Rights Act 2006, Role of Gram Sabha in forest diversion and tribal rights, Impact of diluting Gram Sabha powers on forest-dwelling communities, Forest Rights Act 2006 vs forest clearance process in India</news:keywords>
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