Clean India - Places, Options, Initiatives & Results

[disha]

Reviving this thread back. Since Monsoon is coming, there will be spike of monsoon (water borne) related diseases. Typhoid, cholera, dysentry and e.coli infections being common. This is a significant burden of disease, particularly in the dense urban areas.

Want to start off with this paper:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6482782/

Impact assessment of India's Swachh Bharat Mission – Clean India Campaign on acute diarrheal disease outbreaks: Yes, there is a positive change

Methods:
Weekly ADD outbreaks data from national-level Integrated Disease Surveillance Program between 2010 and 2018 were used for trend analysis along with the number of toilets constructed in rural areas under SBM from the year 2014.

Results:
ADD outbreaks were analyzed from 2010 to 2018. The number of ADD outbreaks per year during the past 2 years (i.e., 2017 and 2018) of SBM regime was lesser than in any year during the investigation period. Seasonal variations during the months of May, June, July, and August account for 55%–60% of ADD outbreaks in any of the years; but for 2018, the total outbreaks were 46%, which is significantly lower than that of regular range of outbreaks in the peak season.

My humble request: For anyone quoting about failure of SBM etc in news without basis, please quote above statistics. And also find such scholarly articles and post it here.

[disha]

Some more news items

https://indianexpress.com/article/citie ... a-8594237/

Mosques across Delhi join initiative for a clean Yamuna
Around a dozen prominent mosques across Delhi, including Jama Masjid, Dargah Hazrat Nizamuddin Shahi Kalan Masjid and Mufti Nisar Badwali Masjid, Daryaganj, were part of the initiative. More are expected to follow suit over the coming days, according to sources.

And this is major news:

https://swarajyamag.com/infrastructure/ ... bage-dumps

Many States are taking steps to beautify the urban areas which eventually lead to sustainable development and a healthier, greener future. It has also created avenues for waste reduction, recycling, and reusing, helping in the sustainable use of resources.

Bhopal’s exemplary dumpsite remediation is an inspirational example of transformation of urban spaces.

Flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Vande Bharat Express travelling between Bhopal to Delhi zooms past a dumpsite-turned-green zone in Bhopal. It was beautified after 37 acres of land was reclaimed.

[Haresh]

‘It’s impossible to breathe’: Delhi’s rubbish dumps drive sky-high methane emissions

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/ ... -emissions

Revealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planet

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... the-planet

[Cyrano]

It's not just visible litter.

Was in Vishakhapatnam traveling towards Rishikonda. The whole route and areas smelled very foul. Later I found out its due to open sewer canals though there was no overflow.

Was going to Hyderabad airport last week at 3 AM. Very foul chemical smells that was hanging like a curtain for many kms. Wasn't the first time I noticed this, I've been told these are due to effluents released by Pharma industries.