Harshvardhan Nigam

Senior programme officer, National Institute of Urban Affairs

Harshvardhan Nigam

Waste processing in Mussoorie. Circular economy may be articulated in conference halls, but it begins on sorting floors.

Circularity in practice: Following Uttarakhand’s sanitation foot soldiers

Harshvardhan Nigam

20 Jan 2026

6 min read

Nearly 100 Urban Local Bodies have drafted their first structured town action plans for faecal sludge, septage, and wastewater management.

‘We know what we need’: What 100 town action plans reveal about future of sanitation in Uttarakhand

Harshvardhan Nigam

19 Sep 2025

4 min read

The Rispana river in Dehradun, choked with sludge and garbage

Rural Water and Sanitation

Beneath the surface: How Uttarakhand’s towns are digging deep to transform sanitation

Harshvardhan Nigam

04 Aug 2025

5 min read

Read More

Down To Earth

www.downtoearth.org.in