Harshvardhan Nigam

Senior programme officer, National Institute of Urban Affairs

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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

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