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Here's how this Haryana village is discouraging open defecation
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Sirsa (Haryana) [India], July 01 (ANI): The need for toilets to curb open defecation is one that has been stressed time and again. However, this village in Sirsa has taken a step ahead to promote healthy sanitation.
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Andhra CM bats for health awareness programme
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 29 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday met with Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers and advised them to spread awareness about malnutrition, sanitation and health issues relating to pregnant women.
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Andhra CM reviews roads, sanitation work virtually
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 14 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu held virtual inspection of roads for the first time, from Real Time Governance Centre in the State Secretariat in Amaravati.
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DCM SHRIRAM signs MoU for Kota School sanitation project
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI-NewsVoir): DCM Shriram Ltd. under the aegis of DCM Foundation has initiated the "Shriram Swachagrah Project" for improvement of sanitation infrastructure in 1072 Govt. Schools comprising of 777 Primary and 295 Secondary Schools of the entire Kota District. The
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Centre aims to make UP open-defecation free state
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Jhansi, (Uttar Pradesh) [India] April 19: The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) along with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) have united and taken up the task of making India's most populous state of
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UP: Residents of Van Tangia bemoan lack of amenities
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 11 (ANI): It has been over 70 years since India attained independence from British colonial rule. However, a village here in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur still struggles to avail basic amenities of electricity, water and adequate sanitation needs. Read More
Menstrual hygiene integral part of government's sanitation programme: Uma
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.17 (ANI): Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharti has announced that she, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi and Minister for Textiles and Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani, have decided to look into the problem of menstrual
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Uma Bharti admitted to AIIMS
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3. (ANI): Union Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Uma Bharti was reportedly admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Saturday.
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Mumbai station gets its first women-only toilet
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 02 (ANI): The Mumbai Central Toilet Project, first women's only sanitation facility was inaugurated by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's son Aditya Thackeray and Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar on Friday.
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Sanitation coverage in rural India increases to 76%
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): Sanitation coverage in rural India has increased substantially from 39 percent in 2014 to 76 percent in January 2018, the Economic Survey 2017-18 has said.
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3 suffocate to death in Bengaluru manhole
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru [Karnataka], January 7 (ANI): Three sanitation workers died of suffocation when they entered a manhole to clean it in Bengaluru on Sunday.
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World's biggest toilet pot model unveiled in 'Trump village'
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Nuh (Haryana) [India], November 20 (ANI): For the first time in the country, 'World Toilet Day' was observed in Haryana where the world's biggest toilet pot model was unveiled at Marora, popularly known as the 'Trump village'.
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