UNICEF has been working with the Government of India, since 1966, to provide safe water to the country's rural areas, and to improve sanitation in rural areas.
| Title | WATSAN India 2000 |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1995 |
| Authors | Delhi, INUNICEF-Ne |
| Pagination | 48 p.: fig., ills. |
| Date Published | 1995-01-01 |
| Publisher | UNICEF |
| Place Published | New Delhi, India |
| Keywords | behaviour, cab96/2, community participation, dracontiasis, environmental protection, hygiene, india, management information systems, programmes, research, rural areas, sanitation, water supply, women |
| Abstract | UNICEF has been working with the Government of India, since 1966, to provide safe water to the country's rural areas, and to improve sanitation in rural areas. The need to involve communities, especially women, in the programme is the central feature of the programme itself. The programme also focuses on hygiene awareness and the link between sanitation and health to reduce and eradicate the incidence of diarrhoeal and guineaworm diseases. This booklet summarizes rural water supply and rural sanitation progress in India, over the last decade. It describes the evolution of UNICEF participation in the world's largest rural water supply and environmental sanitation programme - from an early concentration on drilling and standardized, quality- controlled, low maintenance handpumps to an unfolding focus on the community's needs. It outlines what UNICEF has contributed as a partner with the government of India, and the challenges it faces leading up to the year 2000. |
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