Maharashtra villages compete for cleanest title, sparking healthy competition statewide.
The article discusses various initiatives in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala to improve water supply and sanitation. Villages in Maharashtra are competing to be the cleanest, Andhra Pradesh is piloting reforms in four districts, and Kerala is implementing a community-based water supply project funded by the World Bank. Methods to make drinking water safe from fluorosis are being explored, and the concept of capital contribution for water projects is not new in Kerala.