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Activities in India

Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, India (AKPBS,I) has been active since 1970. A major element of AKPBS,I's programmes has been the installation of sanitation units in the villages of Gujarat state. AKPBS,I also assists communities with the improvement of village water systems, the construction of water harvesting systems, and water quality monitoring. AKPBS,I also provides technical advice in design, construction and financing.

 
PROJECTS 
  
POPULATION
2004
2005
2006
2004
2005
2006
INDIA
Safe water 471 731 3,000   8,170 8,170 39,375
Adequate sanitation 1,889 1,422 1,205   5,015 3,940 6,336
Housing improvement 47 1,166 1,925   235 5,790 9,550
PAKISTAN
Safe water 1,012 1,748 2,575   7,897 15,510 19,777
Adequate sanitation 1,063 1,050 2,080   8,281 7,750 14,040
Housing improvement 4,036 4,000 6,000   17,744 19,000 30,000
TOTAL (India + Pakistan)
Safe water 1,483 2,479 5,575   16,067 23,680 59,152
Adequate sanitation 2,952 2,472 3,285   13,296 11,690 20,376
Housing improvement 4,083 5,166 7,925   17,979 24,790 39,550

 

Activities in Central Asia

Making use of the experiences in Pakistan and India, there are advanced plans for the establishment of AKPBS companies in both Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

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