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Water & Sanitation

Perspectives and programmes that promote equitable access to water, sanitation, and hygiene for all.

Feature image for season 5 of On the contrary by IDR_water security
March 22, 2023
Is India going to run out of water?
Ajith Radhakrishnan (senior specialist, World Bank) and Jagdeesh Rao Puppala (former CEO, FES) discuss the state of India's water crisis and why innovations at the community and policy level are crucial for a water secure future.
16 min read
Four women gathered around a tap trying to fill their steel pots with water_water scarcity
March 14, 2023
Reversing decades of water scarcity: What it takes
For decades Adivasi hamlets in Nashik were parched for up to eight months each year. Learn how a multi-pronged solution that responded to the local context and the unique needs of the community changed this situation.
by Saloni Meghani | 3 min read
A woman with her back to the camera holds an irrigation pipe in a field_small and marginal farmers
September 16, 2022
Making agriculture viable for small and marginal farmers
Organisations such as SSP and PRADAN are demonstrating that smallholder farming can be made viable through simple and consistent innovation.
by Smarinita Shetty, Sneha Philip | 7 min read
Fisherwomen with boats by a river in India_life below water_lifebelow water
July 27, 2022
Life below water: Data on India’s conservation efforts
A visual representation of India’s progress in meeting the sustainable development goal of conserving oceans, seas, and marine resources.
by India Data Insights | 2 min read
water containers outside a well-water security
December 15, 2021
We cannot achieve water security without good data
Solving India’s water crisis requires us to take a hard look at how we collect and use data.
by Dr Veena Srinivasan | 4 min read
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September 8, 2021
Preventing a severe water crisis
India’s water quality and scarcity issues can be tackled using science and community participation. However, to be effective, this needs to be done at scale.
by Amrtha Kasturi Rangan, Jayamala Subramaniam | 6 min read
A sanitation worker cleaning the drain
August 19, 2021
No progress for sanitation workers: What must change
Improved data collection and reporting, appropriate protective gear, and better government policies can help address the problems of sanitation workers.
by Anahitaa Bakshi, Keshav Kanoria, Nirat Bhatnagar | 7 min read
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May 19, 2021
What is the price of water in the city of Mumbai?
Poor water governance has cut off several residents from Mumbai's water system, making equal access to all a distant dream.
by Suraj Katra | 3 min read
A tube well in village Chakria_groundwater
March 26, 2021
Will Andhra Pradesh’s free bore well scheme deplete groundwater?
Under the YSR Jalakala scheme, the Andhra Pradesh government will dig free bore wells to provide small and marginal farmers access to water.
by R Sai Shiva Jayanth, Sahith Goverdhanam | 5 min read
An open tap fills a bucket-SHGs urban sanitation livelihoods
March 3, 2021
Leverage SHGs to create livelihoods in urban sanitation
Communities can play an integral role in the management of urban sanitation services, and governments must facilitate this.
by Kaninik Baradi, Meghna Malhotra, Xerxes Rao | 6 min read
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