FACTS ON SANITATION

Half of Indias 1.2 billion people do not have access to a toilet.

among Indians, only 53 percent wash their hands after defecation, 38 percent
wash before eating, and 30 percent wash before preparing food.
Every 60 seconds, 1.1 million liters of raw sewage find their way into the 1,560mile Ganges River, a waterway considered holy by Hindus.
Many people think of diarrhea as just an unpleasant nuisance, but globally, its
the second-biggest killer of children under five. In India alone, the disease
kills 1,600 citizens per day.
A 2009 study found that in the national capital, New Delhi, 1,534 public toilets
serve men. How about women? Only 132. The New York Times reports that
females living in villages often go in groups at dawn to avoid taunting and
sexual assault.
Out of the 949 million in the world that dont have toilets, India accounts for a
whopping 564 million.
61% rural India and 10% urban India defecates in the open.
The economic impact of inadequate sanitation in India amounts to Rs. 2.44
Trillion a year.
60% of all the people in the world , who do not have access to sanitation
facilities are in India
In the slums of Mumbai between 81 to 243 people share one toilet.
At present, only about a tenth of the domestic wastewater in developing
countries is collected and only about a tenth of existing wastewater treatment

plants operates reliably and efficiently.

Untreated sewage affects over 70% of coral reefs
Almost 4 million people die each year from water related diseases
It takes over 11,000 litres of water to produce a pound of coffee
80% of all illness in the developing world comes from water born diseases.
In India alone, water born diseases cost the economy 73 million working

days per year.

Global sales of bottled water account for over $60-$80 billion each year
A child dies of water born diseases about every 15 seconds (thats about 12
children just since you started reading this article). By this time tomorrow,
another 2,500 will be dead.