Harshvardhan Nigam

Senior programme officer, National Institute of Urban Affairs

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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

A panoramic view of Haridwar

Haridwar’s waste management saga a microcosm of urban India’s struggle to balance tradition with modernity

Harshvardhan Nigam

27 Jan 2025

6 min read

Mixed waste being dumped in the chute on the outskirts of Darjeeling.

The Darjeeling dilemma: A personal account of waste management in a Himalayan city

Harshvardhan Nigam

30 Aug 2024

5 min read

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