No toilets costs India $54 billion annually - World Bank

A not-so-incredible India

A lack of toilets and poor hygiene practices in India cost Asia's third largest economy almost $54 billion every year, the World Bank said on Monday.

Premature deaths, treatment for the sick, wasted time and productivity, as well as lost tourism revenues, are the main reasons for the high economic losses, the bank said in a report.

Image: A boy walks to a latrine outside his makeshift home at a slum in Mumbai

Text: Reuters

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