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Representatives from India and Germany on Tuesday signed an agreement to this effect
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New Delhi: Germany has agreed to provide €4 million and services of international experts to help the ministry of urban development in effective implementation of a sanitation programme in urban areas of India, according to a statement released by the ministry.
Representatives from India and Germany on Tuesday signed an agreement to this effect.
The agreement, valid till March 2017, was signed by Shankar Aggarwal, secretary of the ministry of urban development, and Stefan Helming, country director of GIZ, or German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation.
It aims to promote development in the urban sanitation sector, formulation of state and city sanitation policies and support states for technical innovation. The focus will be on enabling effective measures against discharge of untreated waste water into surface and ground water.
The ministry of urban development, as a part of the Swachh Bharat initiative, plans to work towards eliminating open defecation and give access to toilets in 4041 census towns.
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