News – Prathamesh

Water testing Plant

The Mangalore City Corporation has set up a drinking water testing unit in its laboratory at Lalbagh to ensure better public health. The multi-purpose health workers of the laboratory will…

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Bio-Toilets

The Kerala State Water Transport Department has issued a circular, which makes it mandatory for all the boats plying in the Fort Kochi-Vypeen routes to be fitted with bio-chemical toilets.…

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Unclean Hospital

The prestigious Government General Hospital in Chennai is facing massive sanitation problems. The hospital has only 400 toilets to cater to the nearly 70,000 daily visitors. The toilets are not…

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Free mosquito nets

Witnessing the ineffectivity of fogging operations in tackling mosquito menace in some areas in the city, Chennai Municipal Corporation will distribute free mosquito nets to poor residents living along the…

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Clean bottled water

The Indian Public Health Association’s Tamil Nadu Branch is pursuing water surveillance in the interest of the public. The response comes after it was discovered that close to 300 mineral…

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Dharmsala scarred

The green cover in the McLeodganj area of Dharamsala is being threatened by illegal dumping of solid waste along hill slopes. People carrying out construction are scarring the hills with…

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She-toilets

The Kerala State Women’s Development Corporation (KSWDC) will set up electronic toilets for women in 23 locations in the capital city. ‘She-toilets’ is a first-of-its-kind in the country. In the…

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