BEST INSTITUTE FOR SANITATION SKILLS
WASH Institute
Barely a decade after a few domain specialists came together to form the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Institute at Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu in 2008, it has been able to do groundbreaking work in increasing coverage of water and sanitation services and bridging the gap in skill and trained resources in the sector. The institute has now spread its operations to 11 locations. WASH-related projects are now being implemented in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, Bihar, UP and West Bengal, besides the technical support it provides to the Swachh Bharat Mission.
“Issues such as depletion of groundwater, water quality issues, poor sanitation coverage, dealing with solid and liquid waste and emerging issues brought on by climate change are our focus,” says Arumugam Kalimuthu, program…