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Gram Vikas MANTRA community-owned water and sanitation

📍 India · 1992 · Gram Vikas

Scale

local

subnational

national

systemic

Description

MANTRA is Gram Vikas's program that installs household sanitation units and community-owned and community-managed piped water systems in rural and tribal villages of Odisha and Jharkhand. Its non-negotiable principle is the inclusion of 100% of the village's households, with gender equity, social equity, cost co-responsibility and sustainability.

Linked evidence

▦Gram Vikas Annual Report 2024-2025Gram Vikas · 2025Evidence ▦The role of implementation and communication of MANTRA Water, sanitation and hygiene program in improving public health in Odisha state (India)Neuro Endocrinology Letters · 2017Evidence