US committed to supporting India's clean water, sanitation He lauded Sulabh International for its initiative in improving sanitation in the country and said the low-cost toilet technology should be replicated across the globe. Aug 13, 2015, 05.01 PM | Source: PTI
US Ambassador to India Richard Verma on Thursday said his country is committed to extending its support in initiatives for clean water and sanitation and to help realise India's call in this regard. He lauded Sulabh International for its initiative in improving sanitation in the country and said the low-cost toilet technology should be replicated across the globe. "It is impressive to know how ordinary lives can be transformed by improving sanitation technology. I learnt that it doesn't take a lot of money or most-advanced technology but a commitment from the people to change the way they do things, and for their government and leaders to focus on it," he said during his visit to Sulabh, an NGO working in the sanitation sector. Recalling a childhood memory, Verma said, "My parents immigrated to the US from Jalandhar in Punjab. I was able to go back to the house my grandmother lived...In 1974 I was there as a boy and there were no flush toilets in their house. Source : http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/current-affairs/us-committed-to-supporting-indiasclean-water-sanitation_2505261.html
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