Urban sanitation a distant dream (Kota Sriraj, South Asia Monitor)

It is expected that nearly half of the Indian population will be residing in urban India by 2030. This pace of urbanisation in the form of rapid increase in population is already causing problems by putting enormous strain on urban resources and infrastructure. Cities are increasingly unable to ensure steady supply of water and energy to the inhabitants. This is compounded by a crumbling municipal and sewage waste disposal system. Urban areas are struggling to cope with the stress as green lungs in the form of urban forests are dwindling and air and water pollution levels are breaching new levels of severity

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