International Sanitation Convention being organised in New Delhi today

The four days long Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention will conclude today in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will address the convention today. 

The Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention is being organised by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to mark the beginning of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi, also coinciding with the fourth anniversary of the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission. 

Fifty-three Ministers of Sanitation from around the



world and more than 160 international representatives from 68 countries are participating in the convention. The international conference brings together Sanitation Ministers and other leaders in WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) from around the world. 

Mr Modi and Mr Guterres will visit a mini Digital Exhibition at the event. The dignitaries will release commemorative postage stamps on Mahatma Gandhi and a medley CD based on Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite hymn - “Vaishnav Jan.” The Swachh Bharat Awards will also be distributed on the occasion.