In an Indian household, the cleaning up of the house is the first step towards the celebration of an approaching festival. Not only it is hygienic but the symbolic significance of the festival is enhanced many times by this act of cleaning. It symbolizes purity of mind and clarity of thoughts before one goes to pray and celebrate an event of importance.
These acts lead us to the attainment of the ultimate elation, where the body is in the pink of health and the mind is in the depths of joy. Such insight and farsightedness in thought and actions have been the hallmark of the Indian history. These actions are nothing but the manifestations of our rich cultural heritage.
A festival is a symbol of a prosperous society and a rich culture; it signifies growth and development. Therefore, any development, any growth is no less than a festival and the primary step to a celebration, which starts with cleanliness. For India, ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ is nothing but the first step towards celebrating development and prosperity.
Certainly this book will facilitate the fulfillment of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

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Contents

Paving the Way... 7

Awareness Generation

1. Cleanliness is a Precursor for Development Fiesta —Pgs. 15

—Mridula Sinha

2. Communication Tools for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan —Pgs. 19

—Prof. Arbind Sinha and Devina Sarwatay

3. Complementarities of Destination Competitiveness and Cleanliness —Pgs. 36

—Prof. Sandeep Kuslhrestha, Dr. Sutheeshna Babu, S.

 and Ms. Sushma Malagi

4. Role of Sulabh International in Sanitation and Way Head —Pgs. 56

—Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak

5. Religion and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Practices Adopted by the Church in Goa —Pgs. 64

—Fr. (Dr.) Victor Ferrão

6. Clean Environment and Its Importance in Gurbani and Sikh Philosophy —Pgs. 69

—S. Dalmegh Singh Khatra

Infrastructure Development

7. Mahatma Gandhi’s Cleanliness Awareness —Pgs. 75

—Dr. Shri Bhagvan Singh

8. Road Ahead for Municipal Waste Composting —Pgs. 85

—Dr. N.B. Mazumdar

9. Drinking Water and Sanitation Infrastructure —Pgs. 97

—Kulwant Singh

10. Cleaning Ganga with an Integrated Approach —Pgs. 117

—Anshuman

11. Sanitation in India: Galvanizing the Power of Multiples —Pgs. 124

—Naina Lal Kidwai and Rashid Kidwai

12. India Inc’s Role in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan —Pgs. 128

—A. Didar Singh

13. Technology as an Enabler for Swachh Bharat —Pgs. 131

—Amitabh Satyam

Solid Waste Management and Sanitation

14. Options for Rural Sanitation in Different Geographical and Climatic Conditions of India —Pgs. 143

—Rakesh Johri and Suneel Pandey

15. Inclusive Sanitation for Swachh Bharat Mission —Pgs. 162

—Dr. Shyamala Mani

16. Information, Education and Communication Tools for Swachh Bharat Mission —Pgs. 192

—Pramod Dabrase

17. Role Model for Solid Waste Management —Pgs. 202

—Jose Joseph Moonjely

18. Role of Community in Total Sanitation —Pgs. 213

—Vinod K. Mishra

19. Scaling up Rural Sanitation in India —Pgs. 244

—Jane Bevan and Guy Hutton

20. Children will be the Real Ambassadors of the Drive —Pgs. 266

—Mridula Sinha

Contributors’ Introduction —Pgs. 270

Mridula Sinha, prolific author, seasoned stateswoman, was sent to a residential school by her literary father at the age of eight. She learnt music, dance and studied Gita & Ramayana. She practiced Yoga and Surya namaskar along with art and science of cooking. Passed M.A. in Psychology and for a while taught in Motihari Mahila College. She was also principal in a school for eight years. She participated in Samagra Kranti movement by Jai Prakash Narayan. She wrote short stories and articles regarding social issues of children and society. She decorated many political posts of a national level political party and got special honour in literature.
Her first story was published in ‘Kadambini’ in 1977 and that sparked her flare for writing. Her writings recognized many genres and she is still carrying on her writing work. She has explored through the characters of Sita, Savitri and Mandodari and has produced the pearls of wisdom to prevent modern girls from the perils and provide them the guiding principles for life.
The journey of life which had started on a track way; has reached to the Raj Bhawan of Goa so far.