Water and Sanitation

37 per cent of the developing world’s population 2.5 billion people lack improved sanitation facilities, and over 780 million people still use unsafe drinking water sources. Inadequate access to safe water and sanitation services, coupled with poor hygiene practices, kills and sickens thousands of children every day, and leads to impoverishment and diminished opportunities for thousands more.

67 per cent of Indian households do not treat their drinking water, even though it could be chemically or bacterially contaminated. Only a quarter the total population in India has drinking water on their premises and women, who have to collect the drinking water, are vulnerable to a number of unsafe practices. Only 13 per cent of adult males collect water.