The mission mirrors the national developmental priorities by focusing on gender equality and women empowerment, the survey said Many states have achieved 100 per cent open defecation free status and
Ahmedabad: The state rural development department has joined hands with Unicef Gujarat to develop statewide communication and advocacy strategy for promotion of open defecation-free communities and good hygiene practices in Gujarat. The department and Unicef had undertaken a detailed research last year on the current hygiene practices of communities specifically related to hand washing and toilet use. A two-day workshop-cum-orientation programme was organized at Gandhinagar in presence of S L Amrani, additional commissioner and state coordinator, communication and capacity development unit (CCDU), Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan, and senior Unicef officials.
MARGAO: Unveiling its plan of action to tackle sanitation head on in the State, the government will construct around 90,000 toilets across Goa by 2014 as part of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan scheme, even as PWD Minister, Sudin Dhavlikar unveiled a scheme to build free soakpits for households to take care of the kitchen waste water. The PWD Minister also announced the government’s new scheme to acquire land for the construction of community toilets and promised to provide toilets even in Balwadi, Anganwadi school, besides urban areas of the state.
Under an improved version of Total Sanitation Campaign Seven panchayats in the district will undergo a facelift once the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) completes the solid waste management programme. A release from the district administration says that under the Central Government’s Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan programme, which is an improved version of the Total Sanitation Campaign, it will put in place the waste management programme.
<p>This new report released by the rural development ministry examines environmental implications of its schemes & assesses their potential to deliver green results and contribute to the national goal of ‘faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth’.</p>
The Gurgaon District Administration on Monday started a pilot project for collecting household garbage from villages and posh areas of the city which would be carefully segregated to extract recyclable
POONCH: In order to maintain sustainable sanitation in Poonch and other towns, District Development Commissioner, Poonch, Ajeet Kumar Sahu, launched a mass campaign from Poonch town today. Among others Superintendent of Police Shamsher Hussian, ADDC, Syed Anwar Hussain Shah, Superintendent District Hospital Dr.Mohammad Niaz and other senior officers of District Administration, prominent citizens including K.K.Kapoor, Dr.Subash Raina, Advocate Iftekhar Hussain Bazmi participated with dedication in cleanliness drive.
Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav held a meeting of his cabinet colleagues on Tuesday to deliberate upon the proposals for approval related to government contribution to boost the handicraft industry, renaming
SHILLONG: Out of 365 villages which have been awarded with the Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) 2011 Award, it is suprising that none of the villages from Jaintia Hills received the award. As per the total sanitation campaign report, which showcases the performance of the Khasi Hills, Jaintia and Ri-Bhoi, it was mentioned that one of the no villages from Jaintia Hills qualified to get the NGP Award for 2011.
Despite having reached the half-way mark, the Odisha Government has laid out an ambitious plan to achieve total sanitation by 2019. By March, the sanitation coverage in the State stood at 55.33 per cent
New Delhi: Toilets are raising a stink, with the Centre claiming “hera pheri” in states inflating construction figures to claim funds. The report from states claims that 68% of Indian population uses toilets,
