07 Jan IHUWASH Accelerator – The Complete Story

India currently has an urban population of more than 377 million, which is further expected to grow to 590 million by 2030. A recent report by the World Bank Group indicates that India needs Rs. 2,533 billion (or Rs. 2.53 lakh crores) between the period 2018 and 2022 to fund new sanitation infrastructure and cover the supporting costs of the same. This is almost equal to India’s annual GDP in 2017. Apart from the apparent financial roadblocks, the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector in India have several other unique challenges including diverse user needs, complex and interconnected problems in the...