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Vacancy announcement Drinking water crisis in Bhopal Residents of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, are experiencing the worst ever drinking water scarcity seen in the region and literally paying for water with their lives.
But there are a few colonies that have been sailing through the crisis thanks to their efforts to gain access to drinking water at local level.
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After the Oscars, time to get real After the euphoria over Slumdog Millionaire sweeping the Oscars, it is time to get real with situation in Indian slums.
Over 100 experts from the water and sanitation sector came together in Bhopal to discuss the challenge of providing water and sanitation services in urban areas.
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School led total sanitation 
WaterAid projects across India are reaching communities through the involvement of local schools.
Awareness raising workshops and school hygiene programmes are just some of the methods used in spreading good health through clean water, sanitation and hygiene education.
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Invitation to contribute to WaterAid India's Citizens' report WaterAid India is currently facilitating the production of a Citizens' report on domestic water and sanitation issues.
The purpose of this report is to look at all contemporary issues involving domestic water, sanitation and hygiene but through citizens' experiences and experiments.
If you think you can contribute, we invite you to share your experiences from the field.
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Bihar's month long march to promote sanitation To promote health through good hygiene practices the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) of the Government of Bihar, WaterAid and UNICEF took up a month long Gram Gaurav Yatra to promote sanitation in Bihar.
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World Toilet Day 2008 World Toilet Day, held annually on November 19 each year, has acted as a global platform for campaigning and sharing information on sanitation since 2001.
This year the District Water Sanitation Mission of Orrisa and WaterAid India jointly celebrated the event at the Puri district.
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Global Handwashing Day

On 15 October 2008, the first ever Global Handwashing Day was celebrated throughout the country.
Estimates show that around two million children in India die of diarrhoeal diseases every year. Handwashing before handling food and after defecation can bring down these deaths by as much as 47%.
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