Access to sanitation in rural areas: Role of NGOs in selected blocks of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Access to sanitation is a fundamental need and human right. Sanitation is one of the most pressing global development issues in the contemporary world. Posing grave health challenges, exacerbating socio-economic and gender differences and thwarting the process of inclusive growth and development, lack of proper sanitation facilities have serious repercussions for any country. Given the strong direct and indirect linkages of sanitation with socio-economic and health aspects, it has been appropriately included in the Sustainability Development goals of United Nations.