BANSBERIA
Geographical Coordinates: 22°58’12”N , 88°24’0”E Population: 103,799
Geographical Coordinates: 22°58’12”N , 88°24’0”E Population: 103,799
Geographical Coordinates: 23°4’12”N , 88°49’12”E Population: 108,864 Bongaon is city and a municipality in North 24 Parganas district in the state Bongaon lies in the Ichamati basin of the gangetic alluvial zone of North 24 Paraganas at an average altitude of 7 metres above the sea level.
Geographical Coordinates: 26°07”N , 85°27”E Population: 354,462
Geographical Coordinates: 25°33′38″N , 83°58′50″E Population: 102861
Geographical Coordinates: 24°41’45”N , 85°2’22”E Population: 52,862
Bijnor is a city, located in the Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 12 km west to bank of River Ganga and 460 km from the state capital Lucknow and comes under the north-western part of the state. Topographically, the city lies in the Indo-Gangetic plain at an average altitude of 225 meters above the sea level.
Date: April 1th 2017 Venue: CSE office, New Delhi Objective of meeting: To discussed way forward of the Ganga Programme and SFD factsheet presentation Key Discussion
CSE staff from pollution monitoring laboratory and water programme were sent to be trained on the subject of “Faecal Sludge & wastewater characterisation, lab safety and management” at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), founded in 1959, is an international that specializes in engineering, advanced technologies, and management and planning. Its aim is to "promote technological change and sustainable development" in the Asia-Pacific region, through higher education, research, and outreach.
Date: March 23, 2017 Venue: Accra, Ghana Prof Mrs Esi Aumah KNUST Professor of Esi Sanitation esiaumahrt@gmail.com
Date: March 23, 2017 Venue: Accra, Ghana Language: English Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in collaboration with Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, MLGRD (local host & partner) is organising one day policy workshop on “Faecal Sludge Management and Decentralised Wastewater Treatment”.
CSE recently organized the International Exposure Visit on Septage and Faecal Sludge Management from 6-8 February, 2017 in Malaysia. This programme is the follow up to the second handholding training progamme and the national exposure visit. This exposure visit is part of a five stage handholding process for the preparation of CSPs for select Ganga basin cities.
In order to address the looming challenge of “faecal sludge management” (FSM), the global platform for discussion (FSM4) was conducted in Chennai, India in February, 2017. The event focused on innovative and practical solutions that can be scaled up and included three tracks- research, case studies and industry and exhibition. CSE took part in various events (coveyor/co-convenor, oral presentations, poster) and was that as a key leader from India with global presence as well. Some of the key events are listed below for further details-
CSE Water Team visited UKZN’s Faecal Waste testing laboratory that is situated in Durban, South Africa in January-February 2017. The visit was organized as part of understanding with UKZN for knowledge and staff exchange.PRG – UKZN has extensively worked on faecal waste and is a part of global e-learning alliance for the same. It is also providing support for the upcoming faecal waste laboratory at AAETI, CSE’s Nimli Campus.
CSE analysis says ‘no – they have miles to go before they can’