How do we understand sanitation today? And where has progress been?
In the last 60 years, the focus has been supplying water. What has been at the core of how we’ve looked at sanitation?
Cost recovery is contradictory to what one would expect when talking about a fundamental right to water. Pic courtesy: Gram Vikas
Cost recovery is contradictory to what one would expect when talking about a fundamental right to water. Pic courtesy: Gram Vikas
In dealing with water supply issues, there has been a distinct shift to treating water as an economic asset. What impact does this have?
Do you believe that the objective of eliminating manual scavenging is being compromised in the quest for sanitation for all?
Converting dry latrines to water-borne latrines emerges as the dominant method of eliminating the practice of manual scavenging. Yet manual scavenging is still on. Why?
‘There is the issue of dignity for manual scavengers as well, but that is the same with other loopholes in sanitation (like women and access to toilets).’Pic courtesy: Praveen (photoyogi) through CC,
‘There is the issue of dignity for manual scavengers as well, but that is the same with other loopholes in sanitation (like women and access to toilets).’Pic courtesy: Praveen (photoyogi) through CC
Are we in the danger of viewing scavenging purely as an issue of sanitation, divorced from the right of scavengers to dignity?
According to the recent Millenium Development Goals (MDG) report released, India has performed worst in the world in terms of improving access to basic sanitation. 49.2% of Indian households lack toilets of any kind, with a high bias towards urban areas. In the light of this report, what do you think of the recent governmental thrust towards sanitation in rural areas?
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