Sanitation professionals narrate their stories
The Hindu
TIRUCHIA virtual meeting held as part of the annual World Water Week (WWW) conference hosted by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Sweden, on Monday threw the spotlight on the struggles a
TIRUCHI A virtual meeting held as part of the annual World Water Week (WWW) conference hosted by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Sweden, on Monday threw the spotlight on the struggles and achievements of women sanitation professionals in Tamil Nadu, with special reference to Tiruchi. Titled ‘Women in Sanitation: Glimpses from across the chain,’ the half-hour session featured the stories of K. Aravalli, who runs a de-sludging business in the city, A.P.Yakoppu, a transgender who manages a community toilet complex in Srirangam, V. Muthulakshmi, Assistant Engineer, Tiruchi Corporation and Susmita Sinha, a water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) expert.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.