More than 620 million Indians still defecate in the open . The World Health Organization estimates that there are about 100 billion people who don't have access to safe drinking water. India set itself the even loftier target of providing 100 % of the rural population with access to toilet facilities by 2012 , but that did n't materialize . More than 28 million children do not have access to toilets in their schools , increasing risk of infections .
More than 620 million Indians still defecate in the open . The World Health Organization estimates that there are about 100 billion people who don't have access to safe drinking water. More than 28 million children do not have access to toilets in their schools , increasing risk of infections .