The National Campaign on Sanitation and Hygiene in Kerala was launched with a massive capacity development programme for 70000 Anganwadi workers and helpers in the State Now under NBA a new venture-a dedicated IEC programme....
Bangalore, May 31, 2014: Social Welfare Minister H. Anjaneya on Friday admitted that there was gross under estimation of the number of manual scavengers in the State and promised that the government would immediately take up a re-survey.....
Hyderabad, May 21, 2014: In a worrying trend, lakhs of people have fallen prey to diarrhoea this year after drinking ‘unsafe’ water supplied by the municipal authorities and eating at unauthorized roadside eateries in the state. Worrying statistics o....
Tiruchirapalli, May 20, 2014: The poor sanitation facilities in various government schools is causing concern among children and parents. Although the basic infrastructure in schools has improved over the years, the bad condition of sanitation facilities....
Thrissur, Kerala, May 20, 2014: The district administration has launched a sanitation drive to check monsoon-related diseases. Therambil Ramakrishnan, MLA, inaugurated the drive at the Government General Hospital here on Monday. The sanitation programme....
Chennai, March 13, 2014: Lack of proper sanitation and safe drinking water facilities have pulled down Tamil Nadu's human development index. Despite achieving a remarkable growth in the human development index between 2000 and 2012 due to better perform....
Chennai, Dec. 27, 2013: Making a strong case for improving hygiene and sanitation in the country, Noble laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan pointed out on Thursday that the West had been able to get rid of many diseases and infectio....
Bangalore, Nov. 8, 2013: Social Welfare Minister H. Anjaneya on Thursday said 202 cases of manual scavenging were found in Bangalore city. Speaking to presspersons here, Mr. Anjaneya said a survey on manual scavenging was taken up by the department based....
Hassan, Karnataka, Aug. 14, 2013: The Urban Development Department’s recent survey to identify manual scavengers has found only one person doing that job in Hassan district. According to the survey, except one person in Hassan city, no other person in t....
Chennai, May 13, 2013: The death of two workers in a sewage tank in Chennai revives the call for the eradication of manual scavenging. By R. ILANGOVAN THAT manual scavenging continues to be a national shame became evident once again when two Dalits died....
