Lana Bhalta in Himachal Pradesh leads in sanitation and zero waste management
Believe it or not, in this village in Himachal Pradesh there are toilets in each of the 333 households, a localised system to sift waste from water flowing out of every kitchen into soak pits; and not a scrap of garbage or filthy water is to be seen.
This is Lana Bhalta, a remote village of Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh that has earned a name and won awards for cleanliness and recycling its waste.
Gram Pradhan Jagijt Singh couldn't be more proud. He says that the village fulfils all the 43 norms set for winning the State award. Each of the households in the village has been given a sanitation kit that includes a toilet brush, a jute bag for collecting garbage, a dust pan, a dust bin and a nail cutter...............Read more
Source: Business Line
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