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Water & Sanitation

People waiting in line for water_ASwaminathan

September 13, 2019

Water is more expensive for the poor than the rich

In cities, it is piped water that is subsidised, which means that those who don’t have piped water – the poorest households – don’t benefit from the subsidy.

by Nithya Subramanian | 5 min read

a toilet in rural india_swachh bharat_CAnderson

August 23, 2019

Engage men for sustainable toilet use

Despite significant progress in eradicating open defecation in India, male use of toilets continues to lag behind female.

by Priyanjali Mitra | 3 min read

Indian girl pouring water_water scarcity_ASwaminathan

August 16, 2019

Water is getting scarce in India, but not for everyone

India's water problem is not about running out of water but about how to allocate a fixed resource. Without doing the latter equitably, India's water future remains bleak.

by Dr Veena Srinivasan | 3 min read

A stretch of land in ladakh, india with cracks on the surface to show dehydration

July 26, 2019

Is India’s economic growth dehydrating the country?

Rising private wealth and a deepening ecological crisis have gone hand in hand, and are symptomatic of the larger Indian growth story.

by Roshan Kishore | 6 min read

P Sainath giving a talk on India's agrarian crisis, water scarcity, and farmer suicides - India Development Review IDR - Photo courtesy: Dextrus

July 25, 2019

P Sainath: The water crisis is not caused by drought

Magsaysay award winner and founder-editor of PARI, P Sainath analyses India's water scarcity, the agrarian crisis, and farmer suicides, before asking the question: what can we do about it?

by India Development Review | 1 min read

woman in odisha standing next to a toilet_rural sanitation_gram vikas

July 11, 2019

Rural sanitation: A charter of demands

Research and experience across more than two decades in rural Odisha show that an effective rural sanitation model requires both financial assistance and an integrated water supply.

by Liby Johnson | 6 min read

An open sewage water way next to houses_water pollution_Wikimedia Commons

June 14, 2019

It's time to re-imagine water systems in cities

Our sewerage systems have not kept pace with urbanisation, and with Indian cities growing rapidly, it's worth examining how this impacts water.

by Dr Veena Srinivasan | 2 min read

sewage truck art_sanitation workers_epw

May 10, 2019

Photo essay: How sanitation workers live and work in urban India

A glimpse of the 'back-end' of Swachh Bharat Mission in Tier-I and Tier-II cities.

by C S Sharada Prasad, Isha Ray | 5 min read

ASwaminathan-water being drawn from a well - clean water

February 26, 2019

An integrated approach to water quality management

Chemical contamination of drinking water is a significant health concern in India, one we haven’t realised the magnitude of. Practitioners across sectors must come together to tackle this issue.

by Ayan Biswas, Vikas Ratanjee | 3 min read

sanitation in india

February 05, 2019

Sanitation efforts must focus on quality, equity, and social inclusion

Important learnings from rural Odisha that can inform future sanitation policy and practice.

by 3ie, Emory University, Gram Vikas | 5 min read

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