2. Scope of the broad problem
Sanitation
It is estimated that
• Only 31 per cent of India’s population use improved sanitation (2008)
• In rural India 21 per cent use improved sanitation facilities (2008)
• One Hundred Forty Five million people in rural India gained access to improved
sanitation between 1990-2008
• Two hundred and Eleven Million people gained access to improved sanitation in
whole of India between 1990-2008
• India is home to 638 million people defecating in the open; over 50 per cent of
the population.
• In Bangladesh and Brazil, only seven per cent of the population defecate in the
open. In China, only four per cent of the population defecate in the open.
Water
• 88 per cent of the population of 1.2 billion has access to drinking water from
improved sources in 2008, as compared to 68 per cent in 1990.
• Only a quarter the total population in India has drinking water on their premise.
• Women, who have to collect the drinking water, are vulnerable to a number of
unsafe practices. Only 13 per cent of adult males collect water.
• Sixty seven per cent of Indian households do not treat their drinking water, even
though it could be chemically or bacterially contaminated.
3. Causes of the problem
• Lack of health education
• Implementation of government policies is neglected
• Industrialization
Reasons for selecting a specific causes
• Basic primary need and right that is fulfilled
• Due to number of loop holes in our working of govt. agencies the people are not
getting their fundamental right to get sanitation and clean water
• Industrialization is major cause of water pollution due to which our clean sources
of water contaminated
Proposed solution
proposed innovative solution concept
• Adoption policy
• Irrigation using underground water should be banned where other sources of
irrigation are available
• Participation of NGO’s in awareness of health education at primary level
4. Merits of the proposed solution in comparison to the existing alternatives
• Our solution can be implemented at grass root level without investing huge amount
• It is most effective method as it is economical technological, conceptual and feasible
Implementation of the solution
High level description of key steps involved in implementing the solution
• Government should take action against those practicing irrigation using underground water
rather than common sources of irrigation use of underground water should be strictly
prohibited
• NGO’s should initiate in the field of providing health education to atleast single member of
each family of a particular village
• Adoption policy
Company should adopt one or two village to provide sanitary facilities and clean drinking water
6. Stakeholder(s) involved at each step
• Government and private companies including non governmental organizations as stake
holders
Financial and human resources required at each step
It needs less financial support but fewer educated and dedicated people willing to work for
human welfare are must
Government
NGO’s Private companies
Public
Monetary
fund
7. Impact of the solution
Criteria to measure the impact of the solution
Number of cases of microbial contamination (bacteria, viruses, amoeba) of water
which causes diarrhoea in children reported in hospital
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
before after
8. Sustainability of the solution
• In this concept we prefer use of natural resources like underground water in sustainable
manner
Monitoring mechanisms
Central government
State government
District unit
Tehsil blocks
village
9. Challenges and Mitigation Factors
• Behavior of local people and co-operation with the working of organization will be biggest
social challenge.
• Inviting companies to invest at such places along with mentioned terms and conditions will
be biggest economical challenge.
• Discrimination on the basis of selecting place will be done according to the power of M.P or
MLA will be a major political challenge.
• Developing canals and providing other sources of irrigation will also be quite big challenge.
Means to mitigate the identified challenges
Direct involvement of committees formed by honorable supreme court of India which must
work under no terms and conditions of central government
Appendix
Self created innovative ideas
