The Water Institute at University of North California in 2015 provided its data in terms of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Performance Index and stated that India ranked at the 95th position which is worst than many developing countries. It is surprising to note that 18.6% of urban households don’t have proper sanitation and even the existing ones are not used properly. Inadequate sanitation facilities and improper disposal of human excreta leads poor personal hygiene. Thus, being educated it is our responsibility to address the concept of Sustainable Sanitation. The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) has planned an initiative on sustainable sanitation (SISS) as well as produced a book for the same. Another interesting initiative by SISS was of REVAMP which is Resource Value Mapping. Government and various NGO’s should take up the responsibilities of educating people of basic hygiene and sanitation facilities through awareness campaigns as well as construction of public toilets and sewage treatment plants. Thus, we should use more innovative methods and technical tools to fight the situation because it’s rightly said everything has a price except health.
