Original Query: B. Hariharasubramanian, TWAD Board, Chennai

Posted: 29 December 2005

Dear All,

I am Hariharasubramanian working as Joint Chief Engineer (Planning and Design), Tamil Nadu Water Supply And Drainage (TWAD) Board Head Office located at Chennai. At present, we are implementing underground sewerage schemes in various towns in Tamil Nadu.

Original Query: Dr. B K Sharma, Gwalior Childrens Hospital, Madhya Pradesh

Posted: 9 December 2005

Dear friends,

I am posting this query on behalf of Gwalior Childrens Hospital, a grassroots organization in Madhya Pradesh. We are working in Gwalior and Chambal region especially in rural areas and building the Orphanage- Snehalaya near village Sikroda, where there is no infrastructure for sanitation at present. We are hoping to cater for 100 children and adults in its first phase though shall expand it to accommodate 500 children and adults there ultimately.

Original Query: Prema Gera, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), New Delhi

Posted: 22 November 2005

UNDP has been supporting NGOs working in the area of community-based water resources management for some years now. The local communities comprising self-help groups, community-based organisations, water-users groups and federations have been experiencing a range of conflicts over water use both within communities as well as with external stakeholders in the area.

Original Query: Nidhi Prabha Tewari, Sanket Information & Research Agency, New Delhi

Posted on: 6th July 2005

I am part of a professional group, which provides inputs on developmental issues to the Member of Parliament from East Delhi. This query is related to solid waste management in the constituency.

Original Query: Dinesh Kumar, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Anand, Gujarat

Posted: 9 September 2005

I am Dinesh Kumar working at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Anand, Gujarat.

“Profiling “Informal City” of Delhi”, written by Kishore Kumar Singh and Shikha Shuklain in 2005 and published by WaterAid India and Delhi Slum Dwellers Federation, to assess the urban context and provide a framework for long-term urban programmes and projects. It provides, in one compact volume, the features of urban settlements in Delhi, socio-economic trends at macro level and the administrative and policy issues. It may be pointed out that WaterAid India works on limited areas like drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion.

This report is being released on the World Water Day 2005 by WaterAid India that with the expectation this work will facilitate a prioritisation of actions needed to address critical gaps in the water and sanitation sector in India. This also presents the water and sanitation (WATSAN) situation in India, assessing both the coverage and financing situation.

Kharoudi village in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab is a "model" that understood the necessity of clean drinking water, sanitation, solid and liquid waste management and hygiene as a method to foster public health of the village community.
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“Ensuring Water and Sanitation: The SHG way” written by Manu Prakash in 2005 and published by Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India is a unique experiment where women were mobilized in groups and helped to acquire masonry and plumbing skills for constructing the household toilets and repairing of water and sanitation facilities on an entrepreneurial basis.