November 2016

Analysis of community led total sanitation and its impacts on groundwater and health hygiene

This study was carried out to determine the magnitude to which Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach leads to improved sanitation and its potential threats to groundwater quality and health of people. A comparative study was carried out between eight CLTS and non CLTS villages to measure the outcomes of CLTS approach. Water samples were collected to assess the level of contamination in groundwater sources near...

Author(s): Ihsan Ullah Khan, Shams Ali Baig, Bahadar Nawab, Tahir Mahmood and Ingrid Nyborg