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CONTENTS The Energy and Resources Institute
• Introduction 2 Swachh Bharat Mission
(Urban) Towards Cleaning
• An Overview of Water & Sanitation status India: A Policy Perspective
in India compared to other countries 2
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals have emphasized on
• An Overview of Urban Water & Sanitation the achievement of universal and equitable access to safe and affordable
drinking water and adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all1
sector in India 3 (Box 1). India has been able to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) in the water sector, but it has been lagging in the sanitation sector.
• Corporate Social Responsibility: 5 According to the recently launched Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP)2
A boon to the WASH sector in India update (2015), about 564 million people practice open defecation in India out
of 946 million open defecators of the world. As of 2015, about 10 percent of
• Gap Analysis of Sanitation Policies 5 urban population of 419 million resort to open defecation (OD) in India.3 As
and Programmes India becomes more urbanized, issues of discharge of sewage will increase.
By the year 2050, the number of people living in Indian cities is expected
• Gap Analysis of Urban Water Supply 6 to be about 840 million. In order to accommodate this ever increasing
Policies and Programmes
BOX 1: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL–6
• Concluding Remarks 6
WATER AND SANITATION
• References 7 By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open
Authors
Dr Girija K Bharat, Consultant, TERI defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable
situations
Dr S K Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing
release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater
Acknowledgements and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally
This publication is part of a research study on Urban By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable
Water and Sanitation in India, which is coordinated withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the
by Coca-Cola Department of Regional Water Studies number of people suffering from water scarcity
at TERI University, New Delhi and is funded by the By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through
USAID. transboundary cooperation as appropriate
The authors are thankful to Mr Sameer Jain (PMU, By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands,
MOUD), Mr Depinder Kapur (PMU, MOUD), Mr rivers, aquifers and lakes
Anand Rudra, USAID and the Distinguished Fellows By2030,expandinternationalcooperationandcapacity-buildingsupporttodevelopingcountries
of TERI for reviewing this document. in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting,
desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies
The Energy and Resources Institute Supportandstrengthentheparticipationoflocalcommunitiesinimprovingwaterandsanitation
Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex management
Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110 003
Tel. 2468 2100 or 4150 4900 1 United Nations SDGs (http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/
Fax. 2468 2144 or 2468 2145 water-and-sanitation/)
India +91 Delhi (0) 11
2 WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme Update 2015
www.teriin.org 3 www.wssinfo.org/fileadmin/user_upload/resources/India.xls last accessed on 4.8.15
CONTENTS The Energy and Resources Institute
• Introduction 2 Swachh Bharat Mission
(Urban) Towards Cleaning
• An Overview of Water & Sanitation status India: A Policy Perspective
in India compared to other countries 2
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals have emphasized on
• An Overview of Urban Water & Sanitation the achievement of universal and equitable access to safe and affordable
drinking water and adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all1
sector in India 3 (Box 1). India has been able to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) in the water sector, but it has been lagging in the sanitation sector.
• Corporate Social Responsibility: 5 According to the recently launched Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP)2
A boon to the WASH sector in India update (2015), about 564 million people practice open defecation in India out
of 946 million open defecators of the world. As of 2015, about 10 percent of
• Gap Analysis of Sanitation Policies 5 urban population of 419 million resort to open defecation (OD) in India.3 As
and Programmes India becomes more urbanized, issues of discharge of sewage will increase.
By the year 2050, the number of people living in Indian cities is expected
• Gap Analysis of Urban Water Supply 6 to be about 840 million. In order to accommodate this ever increasing
Policies and Programmes
BOX 1: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL–6
• Concluding Remarks 6
WATER AND SANITATION
• References 7 By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open
Authors
Dr Girija K Bharat, Consultant, TERI defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable
situations
Dr S K Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing
release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater
Acknowledgements and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally
This publication is part of a research study on Urban By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable
Water and Sanitation in India, which is coordinated withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the
by Coca-Cola Department of Regional Water Studies number of people suffering from water scarcity
at TERI University, New Delhi and is funded by the By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through
USAID. transboundary cooperation as appropriate
The authors are thankful to Mr Sameer Jain (PMU, By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands,
MOUD), Mr Depinder Kapur (PMU, MOUD), Mr rivers, aquifers and lakes
Anand Rudra, USAID and the Distinguished Fellows By2030,expandinternationalcooperationandcapacity-buildingsupporttodevelopingcountries
of TERI for reviewing this document. in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting,
desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies
The Energy and Resources Institute Supportandstrengthentheparticipationoflocalcommunitiesinimprovingwaterandsanitation
Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex management
Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110 003
Tel. 2468 2100 or 4150 4900 1 United Nations SDGs (http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/
Fax. 2468 2144 or 2468 2145 water-and-sanitation/)
India +91 Delhi (0) 11
2 WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme Update 2015
www.teriin.org 3 www.wssinfo.org/fileadmin/user_upload/resources/India.xls last accessed on 4.8.15
