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    400: Urgency of Understanding Sanitation Drivers in ‘Smaller Cities’ in India: National and International Relevance

    Shubhagato Dasgupta

    28 December 2015

    The paper emphasises the fact that the fastest growth in India’s urban population is occurring in its smaller cities and towns. They have glaringly inadequate sewerage and public sanitation infrastructure. But there is still time, before they grow too large, to begin to provide some of the requirements for a healthy urban life.