New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- Pune is a rapidly developing smart city with a population of approximately 40 lakh and a floating population of 2 lakh people a day. Nearly 38% of the population lives in slums occupying about 2% of the land. While the city has performed well in the annual 'Swacch Sarvekshan' rankings (ranked 11th in sanitation in 2018), there is much to be achieved in terms of provision of clean, accessible and sustainable sanitation facilities, processing of toilet resources, and introducing new business models for a sustainable and resilient sanitation sector.
The city generates about 750 million litres per day (MLD) of sewage and can process 477 MLD. The union government, in partnership with the Japanese International Cooperation ...