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India, Jharkand: women repair handpumps
12 Jun 09
“When these girls take to the street clutching their tool bags on back, people get the message: females are as efficient as males in all walk of the life,” a local social worker in Jamsol village said.
Nepal: “illegal” water trading common practice in rural areas
19 May 09
Drinking water sources located on public lands are being purchased and sold illegally for millions of rupees after old sources have dried up.
India, Kerala: government crack down on illegal sand mining
19 May 09
The Kerala State government is planning to amend legislation so that it can impose more severe punitive measures against illegal sand-miners. Indiscriminate river sand mining has resulted in a sharp fall in groundwater tables and acute drinking water shortages in several parts of Kerala.
India: Supreme Court issues notices to address manual scavenging
12 May 09
The Supreme Court has sent notices to the Delhi government and to district magistrates in over 25 districts in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan about their failure to implement a central law against manual scavenging.
Sri Lanka: water and sanitation critically needed for country’s war-affected
06 May 09
The end of Sri Lanka's long civil war has left nearly 290,000 internally displayed persons (IDPs) stranded in camps, who are in dire need of food, water, sanitation and medical attention. Christian Aid predicts an imminent disease outbreak if the problem of overcrowding and sanitation is not tackled.
Pakistan, NWFP: Water Supply and Sanitation (WATSAN) Cell established
23 Apr 09
The Government of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) has established a Water Supply and Sanitation (WATSAN) Cell in the Local Government and Rural Development Department, with UNICEF support.
China: biggest ever water clean-up launched
02 Apr 09
The Chinese government has launched its biggest ever water clean-up project of more than 30 billion Chinese yuan (around 4.4 billion US dollars) over 12 years.
South East Asia and Pacific: report highlights need for improved sanitation and water
02 Apr 09
The Australian government welcomed a report that highlights the sanitation and water challenges facing developing countries in the South East Asia & Pacific region.
Nepal: extra marks for students with a toilet at home
23 Mar 09
Many students of Dhikpur Village Development Committee (VDC) in Dang Deokhuri District, southwestern Nepal, get an additional 10 marks in their exams if they construct a toilet in their home. Local women and young people came up with the idea to make the village clean and the schools agreed.
India, Haryana: no toilet, no wedding campaign having an impact
22 Mar 09
Women in Haryana, India, are fighting against insanitation by insisting that their daughter marry into a household with a toilet. The campaign is part of the government's objective of improving sanitation practices across the agriculture-dependent state.
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