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Coordinator, Snehalatha, explains how WASHCost (India) will show the Government of India that collecting data on costs and service levels will strengthen their National Rural Water Supply Guidelines.
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In India, 4 billion dollars are annually invested in the rural drinking water sector. Hand pumps, pipes and overhead systems are supplied. But in many villages, sufficient clean drinking water is still far from being an everyday reality. The WASHCost India team gathered data on government investments in water, sanitation and hygiene in 187 villages. The data is used so that government can do proper planning for each of the budget components, against the available funds.
Read more...Senior Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has joined hands with NDTV and Coca Cola to improve sanitation in rural India through the “Support My School” campaign which was launched in India at the end of January 2011. Read more...
In India, 4 billion dollars are annually invested in the rural drinking water sector. Hand pumps, pipes and overhead systems are supplied. But in many villages, sufficient clean drinking water is still far from being an every day reality. Read more...
Webinar addresses the funding challenges of India's flagship rural water and sanitation initiatives. Read more...
Strengthening institutions is key to sustainable services Read more...
"Everyone forever" may be ahead of schedule in India, but where is the will to achieve it? Read more...
Report of an August 2020 webinar with representatives from national, state and local government and civil society. 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...
Using real data, we look at how the WASHCost calculator can be used in practice in India. Read more...
A new briefing note tracks the state budget allocations for WASH for Bihar and Odisha. Read more...
Government of India buys into post-construction support and service delivery issues Interview with Mekala Snehalatha, WASHCost India 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...
Exploring budget allocations and expenditure by national, state and district authorities for Odisha State and Ganjam District in India. Read more...
Budget cuts could prevent the country becoming open defecation free by 2019. Read more...
Policy recommendations for national government and the state government of Odisha. Read more...
An analysis of the government's 2020-21 budget shows allocations may not be enough. Read more...