The Union government’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India Campaign has had several impacts. It has created awareness about hygiene and has led to more toilets being built than ever before across villages, towns and cities.
As the campaign has unfolded, a sanitation economy is taking shape. It is estimated to be worth tens of billions of dollars. Private investment is needed in sewage treatment technologies, user facilities at public toilets, fittings, water conservation, financing options and more.
The Swachh campaign apart, a policy on the management of sewage and faecal sludge provides the framework within which enterprises. . .
