“Water and Sanitation is one of the primary drivers of public health. I often refer to it as “Health 101”, which means that once we can secure access to clean water and to adequate sanitation facilities for all people, irrespective of the difference in their living conditions, a huge battle against all kinds of diseases will be won.”
Dr. LEE Jong-wook,
Former Director General of WHO,
2003-2006
According to WHO estimates, investment in drinking water & sanitation leads to an extra 272 million school attendance days a year.
Excerpts of Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram’s Union Budget 2008-09 Speech
“The Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission does not yet have a separate component for schoolhildren in water-deficient habitations. Our children should have good, clean drinking water. Hence, I propose to allocate funds to the Mission under a separate subhead in order to install a standalone system to provide potable water to each school in water deficient habitations”
“Lack of safe drinking water and sanitation facilities is the root cause of hunger, disease and poverty throughout the developing world. Neer Foundation is a step in the right direction”.
Dr. Kewal Krishan Nohria,
Former Chairman & Managing Director,
Crompton Greaves Limited.
“Neer Foundation’s efforts in creating safe water supplies, sanitation and hygiene-related facilities for the poor school children could go a long way in creating able bodied citizens of the country”
