The report gives a clear picture that the gap needs to be filled to meet UN goals to ensure all people have access to clean water and sanitation by 2030.
On Jan 5, Dhami had announced that the honorarium of sanitation workers will be raised from the existing Rs 350 per day to Rs 500 per day. Dhami also assured solving other problems of the sanitation workers.
World Toilet Day, which falls on Nov 19 annually and has been commemorated since 2013, aims to break taboos and make sanitation for all a global development priority, Xinhua news agency reported.
In a bid to improve cleanliness in Jammu, about 150 door-to-door garbage collection vehicles have been assigned with duties.
The study revealed that in 46 countries, more than half of the people lacked access to soap and clean water.In India, China, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bangladesh, Pak
Ever since coronavirus has hit the country, sanitation workers have continued their work with full dedication despite all odds. People in West Bengal's Asansol expressed their gratitude towards sanitation workers.
Tamil Nadu has achieved 100 per cent Open Defecation Free (ODF) status as per data uploaded on the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) website. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 2, 2014, had announced the SBM for five years.
Aimed at preventing sewer deaths in the country, the Centre has asked all states to set up an emergency response sanitation unit (ERSU) on the lines of fire services.
According to JM Financial Institutional report, the government's new 'Nal se Jal' scheme, which aims to provide piped water connection to every household by 2024, will likely lead to a massive jump in the investment in water and sanitation.
The sanitation coverage in rural areas was 39 per cent as on October 2, 2014 when the Swachh Bharat Mission was launched.
WASH in schools programmes provide an entry point for the education, awareness-raising and behaviour change required to achieve the SDG6 target of ending open defecation by 2030, the report said.
A study from the World Bank shows that the total economic impacts of inadequate sanitation in India was amounting to $53.8 billion per year, equivalent of 6.4 % of India's Gross Development Production in the same period.
Brothers in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi district offered toilets as gift to their sisters on Raksha Bandha this year.
Three sanitation workers died allegedly due to asphyxiation while cleaning a drain in southeast Delhi's Lajpat Nagar today.
Maintaining the high standards of sanitation and hygiene, the premier health institute All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi has won the first prize and a cash reward of Rs 5 crore under
In protest against non-payment of salaries, a section of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (north-MCD) employees today went on strike, an employees union official said. This happened even as East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) employees,
Sasaram: In a praiseworthy move, a woman in Barahkhanna village mortgaged her 'Mangalsutra' to construct a toilet in her house. Recognising her effort, the Rohtas district administration made her the brand ambassador of total sanitation
NEW DELHI: Scores of municipal sanitation workers today staged a protest outside Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's official residence here, demanding "immediate" release of funds for their salaries.They also threatened to suspend work for an
New Delhi: The World Bank has approved a loan of US$1.5 billion to help the government in its efforts to provide toilets in villages as part of the Swachh Bharat (Clean India) programme.The loan, which will
New Delhi: Sanitation programmes launched by the government over the last few years have failed to achieve the desired targets, the Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) of India said on Tuesday.A CAG report which was submitted
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