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Policy recommendations for national government and the state government of Odisha. Read more...
Strengthening institutions is key to sustainable services Read more...
Webinar addresses the funding challenges of India's flagship rural water and sanitation initiatives. Read more...
Organised by the SuSanA India Chapter, Water For People India and IRC, this webinar examined financing sources, gaps and best practices for sustainable WASH services in India. Read more...
Report of an August 2020 webinar with representatives from national, state and local government and civil society. Read more...
Two new Watershed India working papers draw lessons from research in Bihar and Odisha. Read more...
A Watershed India workshop looked into the role of the Gram Panchayat (village council) in WASH budget tracking. Read more...
An analysis of the government's 2020-21 budget shows allocations may not be enough. Read more...
A new briefing note tracks the state budget allocations for WASH for Bihar and Odisha. Read more...
Accessibility, affordability, and availability of technology options are crucial for the survival of safe water businesses, says Fanny Boulloud of the Swiss Antenna Foundation. As a partner in the 'Safe Water Phase 2' programme, IRC spoke to Boulloud about business viability at a stakeholder... Read more...
Exploring budget allocations and expenditure by national, state and district authorities for Odisha State and Ganjam District in India. Read more...
New book reveals how India made community water management work even without charismatic leaders. Read more...
Tracking budgets and actual expenditure in WASH are essential to ensure sustainable water and sanitation services. Planning and budgets have to capture the activities and costs supporting ongoing services beyond the creation of infrastructures. Read more...
The decision to divert funding from water to sanitation turned sour when drought struck India. Read more...
Join us at SACOSAN-VI to talk about sharing data for decision making on WASH in Schools Read more...
The Community Water Plus project investigates the support that is being provided to community-managed rural water supplies. This is being done for twenty case studies of programmes from across India. Read more...
For community-managed rural water supply to be sustainable, a "plus" is needed: special efforts to empower communities during project implementation, and continued support from government during service delivery. The Community Water Plus project seeks to get a better understanding of the costs of... Read more...
The Community Water Plus project assesses twenty cases of support to community managed rural water supplies across India. IRC carried out one of these studies around support to community-managed handpumps in Patharpratima, West Bengal. The case study concludes that an effective mechanism for... Read more...
We are delighted to announce that the WASHCost e-book, Priceless! Uncovering the real costs of water and sanitation, is available for free download on IRCWASH from September 2014. Read more...
This is the most comprehensive study of the WASH sector in India and elsewhere that utilises the life-cycle cost approach, along with GIS, econometric modelling and qualitative research methods. The analysis provides valuable insights for planners, policy makers and bi-lateral donors. Read more...