New Delhi, Feb 1, 2013: The Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation administers the National Rural Drinking Water
programme (NRDWP), and the Total Sanitation Campaign through
which the technical as well as financial support is extended to
the States for implementing rural domestic water supply and
sanitation schemes. The National Rural Drinking Water Programme
is a flagship programme with the Goal to provide every rural
person with adequate safe water for drinking, cooking and other
domestic basic needs on a sustainable basis in the country. June
9, 2012: This handbook by the Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation provides sustainable technological options for on-
site sanitation for different hydro-geological conditions. The
hand book is divided into six chapters and a bibliography. The
handbook starts with a brief description of impacts of poor
sanitation facilities in India and its consequent impact on the
health of the people. The impacts of good sanitation are also
mentioned in the introductory chapt