Invest in India’s water and sanitation sectors: US official (IST/IANS) WASHINGTON – Noting that 12 per cent of India’s over 1.2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, the US has asked donors to make targeted investments in India’s water and sanitation sector.
“Targeted investments, even very small ones, in the water and sanitation sector can have indisputable economic and public health benefits,” Robert Blake, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, said at India Donor Roundtable here Thursday.
Citing World Health Organization estimates, he said every US dollar invested in water and sanitation in developing regions generates an economic benefit of $5 to $28.
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