In its Rs 3,770-crore budget, for 2015-16, BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation allotted Rs 647.77 crore for sanitation under ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’.
Poor Sanitation a �Significant Failure� of Indian Society
Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said poor sanitation was the one significant failures of Indian society.
Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said poor sanitation was the one significant failures of Indian society.
SDMC Commissioner Manish Gupta Manish Gupta also came up with a new account head of Rs 10 crore for various works under the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’. This will be in addition to Rs 130 crore received for sanitation works from the Delhi government.
“The SDMC will ensure there is no shortage of fund for purchasing sanitation related equipment. The machinery for door to door garbage collection will be strengthened and heavy duty machines like compact size excavators and desilting machines, bulldozer and loaders will be procured,” Gupta said.
India Lower House Passes the Sexual Harassment Bill
India's parliament, which has been deadlocked for days due to opposition protests, on Monday used a brief break in the uproar to pass legislation which protects women from sexual harassment at work.
India's parliament, which has been deadlocked for days due to opposition protests, on Monday used a brief break in the uproar to pass legislation which protects women from sexual harassment at work.
Some other proposals include running parking sites in collaboration with Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System.
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Clean India is Best Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that a clean India was the best tribute that could be offered to Mahatma Gandhi's memory, even as various ministries in the government kicked off their respective Swachh Bharat Abhiyan drives.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that a clean India was the best tribute that could be offered to Mahatma Gandhi's memory, even as various ministries in the government kicked off their respective Swachh Bharat Abhiyan drives.
India's 'Underprivileged' Toilet Cleaners Forge New Lives
For nearly four decades, Kela Devi worked for a pittance emptying her high-caste neighbours' toilets with her bare hands in the small Indian village where she lives.
For nearly four decades, Kela Devi worked for a pittance emptying her high-caste neighbours' toilets with her bare hands in the small Indian village where she lives.
