Jammu & Kashmir
After nocturnal, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to start Sunday sanitation
Srinagar, Apr 25, 2012: After introducing nocturnal sanitation in the City centre areas, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation will now onwards keep the summer Capital clean even on Sundays.
Besides to improve public grievance redressal system, the Ward Officers of various City areas will have to establish helplines and raise hoardings in this regard.
All this and much more was decided by the SMC Commissioner, Dr GN Qasba Wednesday during his meeting with the civic body staff to realize his recently coined slogan of: Clean Srinagar, Green Srinagar.
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CAG report card out: J&K Govt gets a poor in school, road works; Education to all still a distant dream
Jammu, April 4, 2012: In trouble-torn Jammu and Kashmir, “education to all remains a distant dream” as a majority of the schools don’t have the basic infrastructure required for imparting quality education to students.
This was concluded by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India report for the year ending March 31, 2011. The report was tabled in the state Assembly by Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather on the last day of the budget session here.
Half of homes in Srinagar without toilet facilities
Srinagar, March 28, 2012: The findings of “Census 2011 - Housing and Household Amenities” have revealed that nearly 50 per cent of the households across the state lack toilet facilities while less than 35 per cent of them get treated water.
34% people in JK have access to safe drinking water: Census 2011
Srinagar, March 28, 2012: Only 34 per cent of the total population in Jammu and Kashmir have access to safe drinking water, according to a census report. Nearly 64 per cent of the total population in JK uses tap water for drinking but only 34.7 per cent get it from treated source, rest of the population uses water from hand-pumps, rivers, canals, ponds and springs, Census Department Joint Director C S Sapru today said while releasing the 2011 census data related to housing and household amenities in JK.
Indian gov't plans to promote menstrual hygiene hampered
Srinagar, Feb 15, 2012: The Indian government's plans to promote menstrual hygiene among the adolescent girls by making subsidized sanitary napkins available in Indian-controlled Kashmir seems to have gone slack, with major portion of the supplied stocks lying unused.
The region's Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma said scheme has been initiated in 10 districts of the region - Baramulla, Bandipora, Kupwara ,Kathua, Udhampur, Poonch, Rajouri, Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban to raise awareness about menstrual hygiene among young women.
'Speed up pending work,ensure sanitation' in Srinagar
Srinagar, March 02, 2012: Giving instructions to speed up pending work, Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Dr G N Qasba Friday visited Dastigeer sahib and adjoining areas directing SMC officials to ensure complete sanitation near the shrine early mornings.
Qasba instructed them to install more litter bins and the services of mini sweeping machines should be made operational in shifts throughout the day to ensure complete cleanliness.
During his visit, Dr Qasba gave further instructions to officers to fix more street lights and repairing of the defunct
Srinagar City hosts workshop on village sanitation
Srinagar, Feb 13, 2012: A daylong workshop was Monday organized by J&K Rural Health Mission for Re-Orientation of CMOs, BMOs and NGOs for making Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committees (VHS&NC) functional in Kashmir division at Banquet Hall in the City.
An official handout said the workshop was inaugurated by Mission Director J&K NRHM, Dr Yashpal Sharma.
In his inaugural address, he informed the delegates about the importance of constitution of VHS & NC, an initiative to empower Panchayati Raj institutions in the villages.
Sanitary napkins at Re 1 for adolescent girls of North Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 9, 2012: Government of India has started a scheme under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to provide sanitary napkins to adolescent girls in the age group of 10 to 19 years at Rs 6/- for a pack of six napkins.
