A look at how the urban slum of Chakkarpur dealt with the lack of access to toilets and washrooms with women taking the lead to give up open defecation ...
More
Sanitation
Sanitation
The practice of manual scavenging has been outlawed since 1993 but despite the 25 year ban, the manual scavengers still exist in large numbers, here’s how the practice fares as of today ...
More
While the government gives credit to the people for making Swachh Bharat Abhiyan a national movement, experts have raised concerns over some important factors like waste management that needs urgent attention ...
More
To support Tripura Government’s efforts to make the state open defecation free (ODF) soon, four companies under Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry will give Rs. 80 crore to the state government to construct individual household toilets ...
More
Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti visited Prayagraj for the 2019 Kumbh Mela to review the sanitation arrangements made by the Uttar Pradesh government and interact with the 1,500 swachhagrahis working day and night to ensure cleanliness ...
More
After a RICE study suggested the SBM data to be inaccurate at ground level, SBM issued a statement highlighting the gaps in the survey ...
More
You can find nearest public toilet across 835 Indian cities by typing “SBM Toilet” on Google maps or the Google search bar ...
More
To tackle the issue of open urination, Municipal Corporation of Tirupati has imposed a fine of Rs. 100 against the practice ...
More
The Railway Convention Committee (RCC), a parliamentary panel, in its latest report sought a mechanism for the effective use and management of the bacteria meant to be used in the bio-toilets that are replacing earlier "hole-in-the-floor" toilets in trains ...
More
As per the Narsapuram municipal chairperson Pasupuleti Ratnamala, the sanitation service levels in the town were far below the prescribed norms prior to the Swachh Bharat Mission ...
More
Stay Connected