Urban Sanitation
India gets its first wetland conservation centre
posted 1 week 3 days agoCountry’s first wetland conservation centre set up on World Wetland Day

Sanitation workers amid the pandemic
posted 1 month 4 weeks 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 1 week agoFaecal Sludge Management (FSM) has close linkages with a variety of development themes such as environment, health and human rights.

Putting faecal sludge management on track
posted 2 months 1 week agoTo fully leverage the health, well-being and environmental benefits of improved sanitation access provision of safe, economical and sustainable emptying, transportation and treatment facilities for faecal waste become imperative.

Faecal sludge management policy environment for small towns: Taking a wider view
posted 2 months 1 week agoConsidering the overarching dependence on onsite sanitation systems, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), GoI launched the “National Policy on Faecal Sludge and Septage Management” in February 2017.

Embracing planning for faecal sludge management: The tale of two towns
posted 2 months 2 weeks 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

Let's talk sanitation! Kakkaman is here, this WTD2020
posted 3 months 1 week 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 3 months 2 weeks 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.
