Dr. Meera Mehta and Dr. Dinesh Mehta discussed sanitation, 15th Finance Commission

Dr. Meera Mehta, Executive Director, CWAS was invited for the ADB Sanitation Dialogue, aimed at amplifying awareness on citywide inclusive sanitation.  The panel discussion on “Why we need to think differently about sanitation” was held on 22nd April. On 8th April, both Dr. Meera Mehta and Dr. Dinesh Mehta, Executive Director, CWAS discussed the “15th Finance Commission: Urban Local Bodies - Empowering local governments?”.  The discussions focused on the recent recommendations of the Fifteenth Central Finance commission and reforms in fiscal devolution that have been introduced with respect to potential impacts on urban local governments.