Avadi Sewage Treatment Plant: Sustainable off-grid sewage treatment in Chennai

The Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation (TNPHC) has successfully constructed an off-grid sewage treatment plant (STP) to improve living conditions in the police housing colony in Avadi, a suburb of Chennai. This sewage treatment plant has not only solved the problem of sewage disposal but also provided a pond of treated water for fishing, vegetable Read More …

Transparent Chennai: Maps, Data and Insights

Transparent Chennai seeks to create access to urban spaces for the marginalised sections of the urban population. It empowers citizens with online interactive information about their city, including critical public services. Centre for Development Finance, a research centre of the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), launched Transparent Chennai in October 2010. The website, www.transparentchennai.com Read More …

Report on Select Social accountability experiments in India

OneWorld Foundation India has worked on a project for the World Bank-aided Affiliated Network for Social Accountability – South Asia Region (ANSA – SAR) on social accountability initiatives in India. The report consists of nine case studies from Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. Report on Select Social accountability experiments in India