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HEALTH

households (63,736 in rural areas and and about 75.0 per cent in the urban ar- the urban areas had independent house.
43,102 in urban areas) from 5,378 sample eas had exclusive access to bathroom. Among the households living in houses,
villages in rural areas and 3,614 sample About 56.6 per cent of the households about 76.7 per cent of the households
UFS blocks in urban areas, following a in rural and about 91.2 per cent in urban in the rural and about 96.0 per cent in
scientific survey methodology. This re- areas had access to bathroom. Among the urban areas had the house of pucca
port is based on the central sample data the households, which had access to structure. Among the households living
collected through the survey on Drink- bathroom, about 48.4 per cent in the in houses, average floor area of the dwell-
ing Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Hous- rural areas and about 74.8 per cent in the ing unit was about 46.6 sq. m. in the rural
ing Condition during NSS 76th round. urban areas used bathroom attached to and about 46.1 sq. m. in the urban areas.
the dwelling unit. Among the households living in houses,
Drinking water facility About 71.3 per cent of the households about 93.9 per cent of the households in
Significantly, the NSS survey found that in the rural and about 96.2 per cent in the the rural and about 99.1 per cent in the
major source of drinking water was hand urban areas had access to latrine. It may urban areas had electricity for domestic
pump for the households in the rural ar- be noted that there may be respondent use.
eas and piped water into dwelling in the bias in the reporting of access to latrine
urban areas. About 42.9 per cent of the as question on benefits received by the Micro environment
households in the rural areas used hand households from government schemes Among the households living in houses,
pump as the principal source of drink- was asked prior to the question on access about 48.3 per cent of the households in
ing water and about 40.9 per cent of the rural and about 86.6 per cent in the
the households in the urban areas used urban areas used LPG as fuel for cooking.
piped water into dwelling as the princi- A study that links Among the households living in houses,
pal source of drinking water. About 48.6 Swacch Bharat Mission about 61.1 per cent of the households in
per cent of the households in the rural the rural and about 92.0 per cent in the
and about 57.5 per cent in the urban ar- with improvement urban areas had drainage system in the
eas had exclusive access to principal in water quality and house for disposal of waste water/liquid
source of drinking water. waste.
Another observation of the sur- health hints that Among the households living in hous-
vey was that about 87.6 per cent of the the rate of decrease es, about 48.1 per cent of the households
households in the rural and about 90.9 in the rural areas disposed off household
per cent in the urban areas had sufficient in faecal coliform waste water without treatment to open
drinking water throughout the year concentrations was low land areas/streets. In the urban areas,
from the principal source. About 58.2 per about 71.1 per cent of the households dis-
cent of the households in the rural and 3.09% per year for the posed off household waste water without
about 80.7 per cent in the urban areas treatment to drainage system.
had drinking water facilities within the last three decades Among the households living in
household premises. houses, about 72.4 per cent of the house-
About 94.5 per cent of the households of households to latrine. About 48.0 per holds in the rural areas disposed off
in the rural and about 97.4 per cent in the cent of the households in the rural areas household garbage either in house-
urban areas used ‘improved source of and about 86.1 per cent of the households hold’s individual dumping spot or in a
drinking water’ viz. bottled water, piped in the urban areas had bathroom and la- common place other than community
water into dwelling, piped water to yard/ trine both within household premises. dumping spot. In the urban areas, about
plot, piped water from neighbour, pub- 70.3 per cent of the households disposed
lic tap/standpipe, tube well, hand pump, Dwelling units off household garbage either in com-
protected well, public tanker truck, pri- About 96 per cent of the households in munity dumping spot or in a common
vate tanker truck, protected spring and the rural and about 63.8 per cent in the place other than community dumping
rainwater collection. About 51.4 per cent urban areas had their own dwelling unit. spot.
of the households in the rural and about Among the households living in houses The study reveals that among
72.0 per cent in the urban areas used (i.e. households with dwelling units), the households living in houses, about
improved source of drinking water, suf- about 96.7 per cent of the households in 87.1 per cent of the households in the
ficiently available throughout the year the rural and about 91.5 per cent in the rural and about 95.7 per cent in the
located in the premises. urban areas used the house for residen- urban areas had the house with direct
tial purpose only. opening to approach road/lane/con-
Sanitation facility Among the households living in hous- structed path.
The NSS survey found that about 50.3 es, about 89.0 per cent of the households
per cent of the households in the rural in the rural and about 56.4 per cent in LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM

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