Work on the Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) which would manage sludge from over 10,000 households in the areas not covered by the underground sewage system (UGSS), has begun. The plant, to be ...

To check pollution from the sludge generated in different houses, the state government has prepared a project to dispose and treat this sludge generated in houses of 97 cities and towns of Rajasthan ...

Emphasising the need for managing the faecal sludge (human excreta) speakers at a roundtable yesterday said this sludge will pose huge threats to environment and public health if not properly managed.

New Delhi: After the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported excessive levels of faecal coliform (FC) in the waters of the Sangam (the confluence of three rivers) at the ongoing Mahakumbh in ...

American billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates recently reflected on some of the strange things he has done in his life, in a LinkedIn post. The 67-year-old billionaire took to the professional ...

The United Nations Childrens’ Fund, UNICEF, has urged Bauchi State Government to establish a policy aimed at effectively managing faecal sludge. The U.N Agency stressed on the critical need for ...

The treatment and disposal of septage from toilets is one of the major sanitation challenges being faced by the State. Many a time, the cesspool operators who remove faecal sludge from toilets in ...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation from the Chapra Municipal Corporation of Bihar, led by Mayor Lakshmi Narayan Gupta, visited the ...

Although people’s access to sanitation has been increasing over the last decade, there is still a long way to go to address sanitation problems in urban areas, according to the Faecal Sludge ...

In Bangladesh, only 1 percent defecation happens in open places. It is definitely a great achievement for us. Now we have to be ready for the second generation sanitation problem: safe management of ...