Results of Sanitation in India

A Study of Risk Factors related to Water and Sanitation in Pune, west India

Introduction: Piped water systems are considered to be the gold standard for drinking water according to the Joint Water Monitoring Study. However, poor maintenance of distribution pipes, intermittency of water supply, and sewage water intrusion have contributed to a number of water-borne disease episodes in developed and developing countries. Methods: This study investigated the risk burden r...

Toilet in Transportation Vehicles: A Topic for Consideration on Travel Sanitation in Travel Medicine

Sanitation in Maharashtra: A Policy Note Parliamentarians' Group for Children (PGC) Pune Consultation on Sanitation: Engaging Local Legislators

India Facts and figures qEffects of Poor Sanitation Urban India and Rural India qCentral Policies on Sanitation Best Practice Models qOpen Defecation and Sanitation in School Maharashtra scenario qWater supply and access to water resources Initiatives by the Maharashtra Government qChallenges and loopholes Recommendations qAction Points Indian situation: India has a serious sanitation challenge...

Influence of human urine combined with farm yard manure and chemical fertilizers on french bean and maize cropping sequence in lateritic soils of Karnataka, India

The introduction of ecological sanitation (ECOSAN) toilets in villages near Bangalore hascreated opportunities for safer sanitation and recycling of human excreta, as fertilizers, in ruraland peri-urban areas. Field experiments were conducted at the University farm on French beansand Maize as the test crops in succession for 2 consecutive years in the same field. Differenttreatment combinations...

Issues related to sanitation failure in India and future perspective

For correspondence: Dr. Ganesh Kumar S. Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore-575 001, India. E-mail: [email protected] Dear Sir, The October 2008 issue of the journal discussed facts concerning NFHS-3 on sanitation failure.[1] The ignored aspect of environmental sanitation in India highlighting legal regulations for its correction was discussed in the Jan 2008 is...