Starting Wednesday, the group will share videos every month on social media platforms.

Delegates from seven African countries offer insights on sanitation and governance

Based on the same, the Indian Institute for Human Settlements led Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP) organised a panel discussion on "Just Sanitation for all: Insights from Indian and African Cities" on Thursday.

A team of officials from National Institute of Urban Affairs comprising bureaucrats and senior officials representing urban local bodies in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand visited waste management

In the two-week programme, the team will learn about principles of Citywide Inclusive Sanitation, visit improved community toilets and study the faecal sludge management

Implementation of CWIS practices in Trichy has resulted in sanitation services reaching the most marginalised and vulnerable communities

"I was studying in Class 5, and I saw my father struggling with family expenses. I decided to support my father and family and thus became a waste-picker," said Asha Paul, a waste-picker, during the event ‘We speak too by Sanitation Workers’ in Bhopal recently.

Access to sanitation is a human right, according to the United Nations. But when we conducted a spot-check of some public toilets in Chennai, not all of them were accessible, safe and usable.

The importance of maintaining toilets and providing more urinals in public places to prevent pollution in the transit hubs were some of the points stressed by participants at an event held to commemorate World Toilet Day, here on Saturday.

The operation and maintenance of nine freshly renovated public and community toilets in the city were outsourced to women self-help groups, private companies, and community-based entrepreneurs.

Thirty-two-year-old, a native of Bihar’s Bhagalpur, first started segregating waste when she was a 10-year-old girl and had just migrated to Dehradun, then part of Uttar Pradesh, with her family.

Conversations around sanitation in India, unfortunately, rarely extend to the people upholding it. And when they do, they take an often surface-level, linear route. It’s been a long time coming for the struggles of sanitation workers to be highlighted and addressed.

Four town panchayats in Coimbatore district signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with K.R. Hospital in Perianaickenpalayam on Saturday to organise free health camps for conservancy workers.

In a tragic incident on October 5, four sanitation workers died allegedly after inhaling toxic gasses while working in a 10-foot-deep underground sewer in Faridabad, Haryana. They had no safety gear on. Despite repeated guidelines issued by the government, there have been several fatal accidents involving sanitation workers, especially desludging workers.

The sanitation workers and waste collectors of Mumbai play a key role in keeping the maximum city clean and hygienic. But the role that these workers have been playing for decades to keep the financial capital moving is seldom acknowledged.

Children and the communities in the urban slums of Tamil Nadu are being taught to follow better health and hygiene practices through comic strips with relevant animated characters.

TRICHY: Nearly 300 informal sanitary workers, most of them women, were provided with the occupational identification cards that entitle them to claim benefits under the unorganised workers' welfare board of the labour department.

CHENNAI: A colourful comic depicts two cartoon women in the slum of a town, Priya and Meena, who are wondering why their kids have been falling sick lately.

Comic strips with relatable animated characters are ‘nudging’ children and the community in the urban slums of Tamilnadu to adopt better health and hygiene practices.

TIRUCHY: On Wednesday morning, Parameshwari gets a call for emptying of a septic tank. She immediately calls her driver and load men and goes along with them to the apartment where the desludging needs to be done. She fits the hose and gets her hands dirty (literally) and starts the work.

Maya Bai is a resident and sanitation worker with the Ganj Basoda Nagar Palika Parishad in Madhya Pradesh. She has been employed by the urban local body for 35 years now. Maya Bai's group is responsible for the cleaning and upkeep of ward 22, Chud Mohalla of the city.

A virtual meeting held as part of the annual World Water Week (WWW) conference hosted by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Sweden, on Monday threw the spotlight on the struggles and achievements of women sanitation professionals in Tamil Nadu, with special reference to Tiruchi.

As I write this, I am painfully aware that more than half the country is younger than I am, and hence may not have seen Sholay. Those of us who have seen it have our favourite scenes – Amitabh-Dharmendra in a scooter with a side wagon, Amjad Khan as Gabbar, and his ‘kitne aadmi the’ line or… well the list goes on.

Ericsson in collaboration with the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) flagged off an initiative aimed at supporting the distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Kits to over 4,000 sanitation workers across 13 Urban Local Bodies in the state of Tamil Nadu.

CHENNAI: Parameswari, a school dropout, became a desludging operator in Trichy after her sister and brother-in-law passed away. Her story has won an international award from the Netherland-based organisation - Fecal Sludge Management Alliance (FSMA).

CHENNAI: As part of their social media campaign celebrating the International Women’s Day, the Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP) and the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) featured six women and a man, who have been fighting the gender bias and stereotypes to ensure an equal world, in some videos.

Over 4,000 sanitation workers in 21 urban local bodies (ULB) in nine districts of Tamil Nadu are getting Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) kits in a phased manner.

As the demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits increases among healthcare workers for their safety, Ericsson in collaboration with the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) flagged off an initiative to support the distribution of the kits to over 4,000 sanitation workers

NEW DELHI: Swedish telecoms gear maker Ericsson Friday joined hands with the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), to jointly distribute Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to over 4,000 sanitation workers in Tamil Nadu.

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) in collaboration with the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), today flagged off an initiative aimed at supporting the distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Kits to over 4,000 sanitation workers across 13 Urban Local Bodies in the state of Tamil Nadu.

COIMBATORE: The faecal sludge treatment plant at the park in town panchayat is all set to treat household sludge from five town panchayats in the district. Municipal administration minister S P Velumani inaugurated the plant on Tuesday evening.

The treated water could be used for construction and industrial activities, landscaping and agriculture while the solid sludge can be converted into manure after co-composting it with municipal solid waste, it added.

Municipal Administration Minister S.P. Velumani on Tuesday commissioned the first faecal sludge treatment centre in Periyanaickenpalayam.

Minsiter SP Velumani said that this is the first mechanised FSTP with a capacity to treat up to 25 kilo litres of fecal sludge per day. He appreciated the work carried out by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) and Keystone Foundation.

As part of observing the world menstrual hygiene day on May 28, an array of awareness programmes will be hosted in Trichy to address the taboo associated with menstruation.

Health camps for sanitation workers are mandated by law, and Tamil Nadu is creating a model to formalise the system through check-ups in Coimbatore.

Treating faecal sludge along with sewage in Sewage Treatment Plants is important for public health and for the environment, experts at the Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme said

Coimbatore: Much to her pleasant surprise, 49-year-old Padma, a contract sanitary worker with Periyanaickenpalayam panchayat, has of late noticed a change in the attitude of people, who had hitherto not bothered to talk to her.

Much to her pleasant surprise, 49-year-old Padma, a contract sanitary worker with Periyanaickenpalayam panchayat,

Over 400 youngsters have adopted their own slum settlements to ensure cleanliness and curb the spread of infection.

Every month, during their periods, women sanitation workers suffer from frequent infections, rashes and bruises. This is especially concerning during the current crisis.

Experts called for education at schools, for both boys and girls, to remove the shame associated with menstruation

Every day at 7 am sharp, 55-year-old Meenakshiammal arrives at the Sathyamoorthy Nagar community toilet in Tiruchirapalli, from her home in a slum close by.

A team of officials from the TNUSSP met Savita when they were in Coimbatore to survey the access to social security schemes among sanitation workers.

Unlike other COVID-19 warriors, several sanitation workers lack basic knowledge about COVID-19

Trichy: Self-help group (SHG) women are rising up to the occasion and operating community toilets in the city despite the fear of Covid-19 spread.

Slum dwellers in Coimbatore make masks for sanitation workers and save them from contracting virus

Last month, when the nationwide lockdown was announced, 42-year-old Krishnakumari was worried about how she was going to afford groceries for the next 21 days. But in a week, she got an excellent job, which she hadn’t thought would prevent thousands of frontline workers from contracting COVID-19.

Trichy: City Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) Trichy celebrated “sanitary Pongal” with sanitary workers to spread awareness on the importance of personal and public hygiene in Ganesapuram locality under Ponmalai zone of Trichy corporation on Wednesday.

Trichy: City Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) has upgraded the facilities at Khajamalai decanting station where septic tank cleaners from various parts of the city used to dump faecal waste for safe disposal.

City Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) has upgraded the facilities at Khajamalai decanting station where septic tank cleaners from various parts of the city used to dump faecal waste for safe disposal.

Trichy: Trichy is one of four cities across the country selected under the city wide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) project to sanitation and waste water management. However, underestimating the significance of CWIS to improve the Swachh Survekshan 2020 ranking.

Trichy is one of four cities across the country selected under the city wide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) project to sanitation and waste water management.

Trichy: The setting up of the fecal sludge treatment plant (FSTP) proposed at Kasivilangi near Woraiyur to ensure efficient disposal of fecal matter without human contact for wards not covered under the Underground Drainage System (UGDS) has hit a major roadblock.

Trichy: Improving the living and working standards of sanitary workers and providing sanitation facilities to the urban poor will be the prime focus of the City Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) project the field work for which in under way in Trichy.

Trichy: Trichy is one of four cities across the country selected under the city wide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) project to sanitation and waste water management.

A campaign around menstrual hygiene management cannot be limited to only the provision of products. It should also look at menstruation as a socio-political issue and focus on fighting stigma.

Stressing the importance of spreading awareness of menstrual hygiene, Corporation Commissioner N. Ravichandran on Tuesday said it should be included in school and college curriculum.

The human right to water entitles everyone to be sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic uses

The city has been picked for the City Wide Inclusive Sanitation project, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

The city has been picked for the City Wide Inclusive Sanitation project, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

While Tamilnadu government has been a pioneer in the sanitation sector by not only taking steps to help stopping open defecation but also prioritising the full cycle of sanitation.

While several non-governmental organisations and the government have been initiating measures to disseminate information on menstruation and hygiene

Karunguzhi in Kanchipuram district in north Tamil Nadu is one of 7,000 small towns in India where houses are not connected to an underground sewage network

G Ramesh* was 12 when he first accompanied his father to a construction site in Tamil Nadu in 1994. He spent the day carrying stone and bricks.

As per the law banning manual scavenging, every sewage work is entitled to regular medical check-ups and vaccination.

As per the law banning manual scavenging, every sewage work is entitled to regular medical check-ups and vaccination.

Urban India must focus on more than toilets to address sanitation woes.