Sanitation and Hygiene
Mini piped water scheme helps overcome social exclusion
posted 4 days 21 hours agoIn 2016, India ranked 131 among 188 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI). With a population of 1.3 billion, the need for services is high, a
Sanitation workers amid the pandemic
posted 2 weeks 4 days agoSanitation workers are out in full force tasked with disinfecting the public spaces as COVID-19 crisis continues to impact the country on top of other serious challenges faced by our WASH sector.

Land and environmental approvals needed for faecal sludge treatment facilities
posted 3 weeks 2 days agoDespite an enabling framework for implementation of Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM) initiatives, there exists a vacuum concerning specific guidelines/rules for the selection of sites for setting up of Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants (FSTPs).

Getting communities engaged in faecal sludge management
posted 3 weeks 3 days agoGyanchand Mishra, Councillor of Ward 3, is the President of the Ward Sanitation Committee (WSC) and is also a member of the City Sanitation Task Force (CSTF).

Strengthening institutional arrangements for faecal sludge management
posted 3 weeks 5 days agoFaecal Sludge Management (FSM) has close linkages with a variety of development themes such as environment, health and human rights.

Embracing planning for faecal sludge management: The tale of two towns
posted 1 month agoUnder Project Nirmal, a detailed planning process was undertaken for designing Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) interventions in Angul and Dhenkanal Municipalities based on the existing sanitation situation in the towns, the techno-economic feasibility as well as cap

World Toilet Day 2020: Safe fecal disposal key to sustainable sanitation
posted 1 month 3 weeks agoUN emphasises the need for safe faecal disposal this WTD2020

Let's talk sanitation! Kakkaman is here, this WTD2020
posted 1 month 3 weeks agoThe COVID-19 pandemic has made us realise the importance of going beyond cleanliness to achieve total sanitation.

A sanitation veteran leads from the front
posted 2 months agoGyanchand Mishra is 65, the veteran of many a sanitation campaign that, he says, has ended successfully. Mixing politics and activism, his long association with sanitation resulted in Dhenkanal’s first ODF Ward-3.

Generating demand for sanitation infrastructure
posted 2 months 3 weeks agoRadharamanpada is an unauthorised slum in Angul with 300 houses. The president of the slum sanitation committee Janaki Sahu, a 28-year-old mother of four, runs a street food stall on the main road. There are seven women in the committee of eleven, working on sanitation solution for populations that remain underserved.
