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Pakistan, Karachi: Underlining water and sanitation problems through theatre
29 Jun 08
The theatre on water and sanitation problems attracted community members in the fishermen locality Ibrahim Hyderi on Sunday evening. In an effort to highlight the sanitation and water problems of the fishermen locality, the performance was given by Murk Theatre, Hyderabad.The event was organised jointly by the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF), Pakistan Institute of Labour, [...]
Nepal: Melamchi project showcases graft in TI report
27 Jun 08
Now, the multi-million dollar Melamchi Water Supply Project has added another feather to its notoriety cap, thanks to the Transparency International’s Global Corruption Report 2008, which has portrayed the controversial $371 million project as a showcase of water related corruption in Nepal.“The project was bogged down by vested interests,” states the Nepal section of the [...]
Nepal: minister’s decision to transfer officials fuels protests
22 Jun 08
The recent decision of Minister for Physical Planning and Works Hisila Yami to transfer three top-level officials at the ministry has invited protests from trade unions.On June 8, Yami had transferred three officials -Hari Prasad Sharma, Ishwari Paudyal and Rajkumar Malla. Sharma, who was heading Department of Water Supply and Sewerage (DWSS), has been brought [...]
Nepal: Distillery in toilet, defecation on road
20 Jun 08
There are toilets in every house in the remote settlement of Tistung [Makwanpur, district] but the roads and courtyards stink due to open defecation. No one in the area defecates in the toilet but on roads and courtyards. They use the concrete toilets near their houses as a storeroom for fodder and firewood or use [...]
Nepal: 9th National Sanitation Week celebrations
20 Jun 08
The 9th National Sanitation Week was celebrated in Nepal from 1-7 June 2008 in support of the International Year of Sanitation 2008.The Department of Water Supply and Sewerage said the objective of the Sanitation Week was to promote the construction of latrines and to declare open defecation free zones. The government plans to provide 60% [...]
Nepal: national water supply corporation reeling under human resource crunch
20 Jun 08
The state-owned Nepal Water Supply Corporation, responsible for drinking water supply in 23 cities, is facing a dire situation due to lack of human resources. After the government carved semi-government institutions out of NWSC - Kathmandu Valley Water Management Board, Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) and Nepal Water Tariff Fixation Commission - on 13 February [...]
Nepal: Invitation for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) - Market Oriented Short Term (MOST) Plumber Training
17 Jun 08
The Skills for Employment Project (The Project) supported by the Government of Nepal and Asian Development Bank, invites interested National Technical Training Providers (TTPs) to submit Expression of Interest for Package No. TTP-16/08: To conduct urban based Market Oriented Short Term (MOST) Plumber training.The training will be of three months (390 hours) and provided to [...]
Acumen Fund Announces New Water Portfolio Investments in Drinking Water and Irrigation for Low-Income Communities in South Asia
11 Jun 08
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 3, 2008 — Acumen Fund, an international venture philanthropy fund [...] announced the following new investments as part of its expanding water portfolio:An USD 1,369,000 follow-up loan guarantee for WaterHealth International (WHI), for a financing facility they have established in India to build up to 200 rural community water systems; since [...]
India - Biocon Foundation - Irish Aid Sanitation Programme launched in Karnataka
30 May 08
Bangalore, May 24: Biocon Foundation in collaboration with the Embassy of Ireland has announced the launch of the Biocon Foundation – Irish Aid Sanitation Programme on Saturday. HE Mr. Kieran Dowling, Ambassador, Republic of Ireland inaugurated the first phase of the sanitation project. Phase I of the sanitation project will cover 800 toilets in Huskur [...]
India: Flood-prone Bihar to get ‘eco-sanitation’ toilets
30 May 08
PATNA: Around 300 special ‘eco-sanitation toilets’ are to be constructed before the rainy season in flood-prone areas of Bihar in a bid to prevent spread of water-borne diseases so common at that time in the state. (…)Read all: Economic Times, 21 May 2008
