Individual Health and hygiene is largely dependent on adequate
availability of drinking water and proper sanitation. There is,
therefore, a direct relationship between water, sanitation and
health. Consumption of unsafe drinking water, improper disposal
of human excreta, improper environmental sanitation and lack of
personal and food hygiene have been major causes of many
diseases in developing countries. India is no exception to this.
Prevailing high infant mortality rate is also largely attributed
to poor sanitation.