2019•Administrative Development 'A Journal of HIPA, Shimla'Requires access
DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION FACILITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH: A STUDY OF HAMIRPUR DISTRICT
Manoj Kumar Sharma, Ravinder Kumar, Rajeev Bansal
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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.