DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION FACILITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH: A STUDY OF HAMIRPUR DISTRICT

Authors

  • Manoj Sharma
  • Ravinder Kumar
  • Rajeev Bansal

Keywords:

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Toilets, Urinals, Water points

Abstract

Access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) is essential for children in schools, particularly for girls as well as children with disabilities. Contaminated water, poor sanitation or unhealthy hygiene behaviours increase the risk of contracting diarrhoeal and other WASH-related diseases, making it more difficult for children to stay in school and cocentrate on education. Moreover, the implementation of Right to Education Act, 2009 necessitate the school to make sufficient provision related to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in the school. In this background, the present study was conducted in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, the education hub of the state. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the status of water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

Author Biographies

Manoj Sharma

Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India

Ravinder Kumar

Core Faculty (Social Work & Community Development), Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Rajeev Bansal

Deputy Director (Research) ;Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

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Published

2020-04-22

How to Cite

Sharma, M., Kumar, R., & Bansal, R. (2020). DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION FACILITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH: A STUDY OF HAMIRPUR DISTRICT. ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT: A Journal of HIPA Shimla, 6(2), 157–172. Retrieved from https://qtanalytics.in/journals/index.php/HIPA/article/view/533

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2019): Administrative Development " A Journal of HIPA, Shimla"

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