SEWAGE SYSTEMS IMPACT

Swachh Bharat Mission helped reduce child mortality in India: Arvind Virmani

“Simulations suggest that a replacement of the remaining lower quality toilets by toilets connected to sewage systems or other high quality disposal systems can reduce percent of stunted children by 7.8%, underweight by 8.6% and child mortality by 4.8%,” he said in his paper, co-authored with Shruti Sabharwal, young professional, NITI Aayog.