WaterAid India 3d ago

In this address from WASHathon 2026, Dr. Anjana Dube, Chief Policy Officer at the Centre for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore, shares a compelling perspective on the human element of urban infrastructure development. Dr. Dube emphasizes that in any aspect of human life or economic development, human dignity remains the most important core principle. She addresses the realities of migration, noting that vulnerable informal sanitation workers and waste pickers travel from far-off places to provide essential services that make our cities livable. Highlighting them as key collaborators, she calls upon the innovator community in Bengaluru—the Silicon Valley of India—to direct their creative and technical expertise toward solving the critical water, sanitation, and hygiene challenges faced by this essential population. #WASHathon2026 #WaterAidIndia #IIMBangalore #PublicPolicy #UrbanWASH #HumanDignity #SocialImpact #DesignForDensity #Bengaluru #UrbanSanitation #SaamuhikaShakti #InclusiveDesign #SustainableDevelopment