Leading a Jan Andolan for safe water and sanitation | Duologues with Manish Sharma | Trailer

“According to studies done by Michael Kremer, Jal Jeevan Mission, once able to provide clean drinking water to every household has the potential to save 1,36,000 child deaths every year” - Smt. Vini Mahajan, Secretary, Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.
Building upon the remarkable achievements of the Swachh Bharat Mission, the world’s largest people’s movement, my guest for this episode of Duologues, Smt. Vini Mahajan is spearheading the second phase of this mission - that further strengthens our efforts for safe sanitation and focuses on solid and liquid waste management. Beyond the ongoing commitments, she is at the helm of the Jal Jeevan Mission, a visionary movement of the Government of India to provide safe drinking water to every household in rural India. Understanding the challenges behind water and sanitation, her ambitions center around strengthening the entire framework of participation and ownership where people and Government work in closer synergy to ensure long-term sustenance of every effort.
Watch the trailer of this episode. Stay tuned for the full episode on 8th September 2023.