Ajjaram village in Peravali Block of West Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh has a village committee that monitors usage of…
Bihar launches Swachh Gaon-Hamara Gaurav Abhiyan
By Rajesh Chandra, Consultant-IEC/CB (SPMU-Bihar) To sustain the gains achieved during the first phase of Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen, the…
Telangana has 22 ODF Plus villages
Mukra K Village in Adilabad District of Telangana has set up a 15-member special sanitation committee to examine challenges faced…
CSCs for ODF Sustainability in Mau
The district administration of Mau in Uttar Pradesh has set a target to construct 675 community sanitary complexes (CSCs) across…
Banaskantha Bio-gas model is worth replicating
In an effective ‘waste to wealth’ initiative, the Banas Dairy from Banaskantha District of Gujarat is converting cow dung into…
Bhojpur gets an inclusive & integrated WASH complex
The newly constructed community sanitary complex (CSC) in Bhojpur District of Bihar is both inclusive and integrated with toilet facilities…
Karnataka implements rural sanitation policy
In a bold step, the State of Karnataka is the first state to come up with a Sanitation Policy, Strategy,…
Haryana leads the country with 120 ODF Plus villages
Adding a feather to its cap, Haryana – the State that is home to the Zakir Hussain Rose Garden and…
11 villages in Sikkim are declared ODF Plus
Eleven villages from the north eastern State of Sikkim declared themselves ODF (open defecation free) Plus recently, through a resolution…
Uttar Pradesh retains top position in SSA campaign
By Tuhina Roy, State SBM-G Consultant (UNICEF) Many migrant labourers have returned to their native villages in Uttar Pradesh. Even though…
