SEAnews 2015-12-25 ArtNo.45598

【Washington】The World Bank has approved a USD 1.5 billion loan for the ambitious clean India campaign to support the government in its efforts to ensure all citizens in rural areas have access to improved sanitation and end the practice of open defecation by 2019.
　As per World Bank statistics, of the 2.4 billion people who lack access to improved sanitation globally, more than 750 million live in India, with 80 per cent living in rural areas.
　More than 500 million of the rural population in India continue to defecate in the open, suffering from preventable deaths, illness, stunting, harassment and economic losses.

○India racing ahead of China when it comes to pollution

【New Delhi】An evaluation of the National Air Quality Index (NAQI) data maintained by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) released on December 15 has revealed that as many as 15 out of the 17 cities that are being monitored fail to meet the ambient air quality standard by a considerable margin.
　The evaluation, done by Greenpeace India, also found that infrastructure to monitor air pollution is abysmal in India despite such severe levels of pollution. For instance, compared to an average of 8 real-time air quality monitoring stations in major Chinese cities, India has an average of just 2.5 stations across the only 17 cities that are being monitored.

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World Bank approves USD 1.5b to support clean India campaign

India racing ahead of China when it comes to pollution

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