India faces 3 major water-related challenges that will require significant intervention. First is limited supply of potable water; second lack of adequate sanitation and third - water pollution and environmental effects.
2. India, the 2nd most populous country
in the world, faces 3 serious
challenges related to water:
• Insufficient supply of fresh water
• Inadequate sanitation
• Water pollution
3. Fresh water
5000 years ago India had one of the
best water supply systems in the
World
Dholavira water reservoir in Gujrat
13. Sanitation refers to the provision of
facilities and services for the safe
disposal of human urine and faeces.
Source: World Health
Organization
Sanitation
14. Sanitation also refers to the
maintenance of hygienic conditions,
through services such as garbage
collection and wastewater disposal.
Source: World Health
Organization
Sanitation
15. “Sanitation is more important than
political independence”
— Mahatma
Gandhi
Sanitation