Global Sanitation Summit in Pune on 27 Nov

The second Global Sanitation Summit & Awards 'Sanitation for All - Toilet First' is going to be held at Yashada, Baner Road, here in Pune on Friday, 27 November 2015.

Forum to encourage the corporates and the NGOs for their active participation to make the state "Open Defecation Free" (ODF). Senior officials Govt, Pune Municipal Corporation will join the summit and hold forthright discussions on making Maharashtra an open defecation free state and turning Pune into a model city for basic sanitation with toilet infrastructure and facilities. A day-long global forum will delve into the issue at length from 9.30 AM throughout till 6 in the evening.

The forum will recognise and honour individuals, organizations and innovators for their significant ongoing contributions in sanitation. More than 250 corporate leaders, corporate social responsibility (CSR) professionals, NGO Leaders, toilet and sanitation technology providers, researchers, policy makers, thinkers and social reformers are joining the summit for noble mission.

The forum is a joint initiative of IndiaCSR group and PM Shah Foundation-Pune, aiming for an active involvement in Swachh Maharashtra Mission to accelerate and create mega level platform to discuss various issues related to toilet and sanitation, health, education, women empowerment and behavioral change for wider social good. The forum is praised by various many likeminded organizations, business and social leaders who remain passionate to the 'sanitation for all - toilet first' movement in the country.

The brain behind the conceptualization of the sanitation and toilet summit, Rusen Kumar, Managing Director - IndiaCSR and Editor - CSR & Competitiveness said, "We believe that the motivational address by Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis will encourage corporate houses to come forward with their CSR funds to help achieving the goal of mission. The CM's vision and initiative will undoubtedly boost the given activities of the mission".

Renowned Advocate and strategic planner of the forum Chetan Gandhi, Director, PM Shah Foundation said, "Advocacy is very important as sanitation is fundamental right of Citizen. The Summit primarily aims at promoting innovative ideas, technology in sanitation and toilet to make India a healthy and clean nation and also becomes a forum for networking and ideation for further enhancement of the sanitation in Maharashtra."

IndiaCSR believes in strategic planning, effective implementation and result-oriented procedure. Dr Rana Singh CEO of IndiaCSR said, "Such approach shall assists us in realizing the Swachhata Mission as grand success in collaboration with corporate houses, NGOs, implementation partners like Sulabh International, technology providers and various other stakeholders".

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