Pathetic sanitary conditions

Visited India in November. Visited a couple of towns in Andhra Pradesh namely Kakinada and Rajahmundry in the East Godavari district after a long time, probably after some 15 years. What pained me is the pathetic sanitation situation. Roads are congested and bad in condition, no traffic rules, open drainage still. People are peeing on the roads. There is no difference in the sanitation conditions now and 25 years back.

What a shame ? Even after 60 years of independence, even after India's tremendous economic growth in the last decade, there has been no attempt by the various governments to fix these problems. I noticed the slum areas in those places which have been existing for the last 3 decades without any improvements. It is disheartening to see the small kids who are the building blocs of India's future languishing in those unhygienic conditions.

What do we need to do? This one issue has to be topping priorities of the next government along with other basic issues such as education, clean water etc.