Innovative Approaches to Improve the Urban Wash Sector in India

TARGET GROUP: URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE

OBJECTIVES

·        To improve performance of the urban WASH sector in India by following a process of agglomeration (compilation of best practices), incubation (supporting innovative solutions) and acceleration (giving momentum to innovations).

SUMMARY

The WASH sector demands increasing attention as cities are growing at a rapid pace, without enhancement of infrastructure. Habitable conditions of the urban poor are harsh, and this makes them more vulnerable. Inadequacy of WASH services has serious implications on health and socio-economic conditions of poor urban populations. National missions like Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Smart Cities Mission – launched by the MoHUA have set targets for improving WASH in Indian cities. To achieve these targets, it is imperative to consider innovative approaches along with conventional systems. The project on IHUWASH solutions in India, aims to incubate, accelerate and scale up innovations in the WASH sector in three Indian cities – Faridabad, Mysuru and Udaipur.

REFERENCE

https://smartnet.niua.org/sites/default/files/resources/10_innovative_approaches_to_improve_the_urban_wash_sector_in_india.pdf