UNICEF 2015-16

Activities for promoting Household Sanitation & open defecation-free villages

• Melanur village Panchayat of Tiruvallur district is promoted as an Open Defecation-Free village with the support of “Art of Living” and by mobilising Community participation
• Construction of Household Latrines for 100 families of Tiruvellaivoyal Village, Minjur Block, Household SanitationDistrict with the support of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL).
• Constructed 200 Individual Household Latrines (IHHL) for promoting Vazhukuparai Village Panchayat, Madhukkarai block of Coimbatore District as Nirmal Gram (2015-16)
• Constructed 90 Household Toilets in Mel Managar, Nemam, Tiruvallur district
• Constructed 110 Household Toilets in Keel Managar, Nemam, Tiruvallur district
• Constructed 60 Household Toilets in Nemam village Panchayat, Tiruvallur district

WASH Studies conducted (supported by UNICEF)

• Conducted a study on ECOSAN in Tamil Nadu supported by UNICEF
• Coordinated the study conducted by UNICEF jointly with Anna University on IEC for Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan in Tamil Nadu