IRC Associate
I am a research and policy advocacy professional specialising in water, sanitation and hygiene. I advise several industry organisations and social ventures on WASH. I led the national advocacy and research team at WaterAid India and worked as the water programme director with the Centre for Science and Environment. I have written books on India’s traditional water wisdom, rural governance, trends in rural development and an UN-sponsored publication Water Voices From Around The World. At the moment, I am Coordinator of the SuSanA India Chapter.
I have a master’s degree in mass communication and an advanced certificate in integrated water resources management.
Hand washing with soap and water can prevent the spread of diarrhoeal diseases in areas where comparatively costly interventions, such as supply of... Read more...
Includes the following articles: A heap of a problem : the problem of solid waste management is not just limited to the cities; Bogged down; A public... Read more...
The use of sanitary latrines in a rural area in Bangladesh was found to have increased substantially (73 per cent compared to the national average of... Read more...
To increase coverage of water and sanitation facilities, projects should not only be sustainable but also replicable. Two types of replication are... Read more...
The factors affecting the initial rate of some organic compounds onto activated date pits, have been investigated. Phenol, aniline, the dyes... Read more...
The present expansion of water improvement programmes in developing countries is hardly adapted to provide rural areas with an adequate supply of... Read more...