Status Of Drinking Water And Sanitation In Districts Of Rajasthan

Adequate supply of drinking water and sanitation is a burning issue in our society. About 1/7th of the world's population still defecate in the open in absence of toilets, of which 60% lives in India. 18% of world's population which reside in India only has access to 4% of usable water. Rajasthan is a dry state. 90% of population is dependent on ground water. But now ground water is depleting and day by day requirement is increasing. In this paper a attempt is made to find out the status of districts of Rajasthan with the help of drinking water and sanitation indicators