Sanitation

It has taken one courageous mayor, one driven municipal commissioner, a few dedicated men, remarkably little money and 18 months to transform the face of the city

The automatic urinal, created for both men and women, saves a lot more water than conventional toilet systems in India and doesn't use power at all.

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and concerned authorities were also directed to run a campaign to create awareness about the harmful effects of cleaning sewers on the health of the workers.

A social marketing campaign urging parents of brides to demand toilets at marriage negotiations has led to a dramatic increase of 21% in private sanitation coverage in Haryana, particularly in rural areas. Sharada Balasubramanian takes a closer look.

The children have started not only internalising it, but are also trying to translate this knowledge and practice to their families and community at large.

As part of a campaign to make 621 Maharashtra villages open-defecation free by October 2, 10,000 toilet pits were dug in a single day in preparation for 10,000 toilets to be built.

Over 5,000 community toilets and toilets near petrol pumps, railway stations and bus stands can be located across Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Noida zones.

Waterless urinals not only help solve India’s sanitation issue, their unique design can also great assist in the country’s quest for water security.

Many women and girls across India continue to adopt unsafe and unhygienic menstrual practices. This NGO is trying to tackle that with making pads more accessible.

An innovator and social entrepreneur, Binish Desai designs technologies to recycle industrial waste. With his patented P-blocks made from paper industry’s waste, he is building toilets in rural Gujarat.