USAID favours Sulabh model of sanitation for Pakistan

The USAID,a key body of the United States providing economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide,has recommended Sulabh model of low-cost sanitation for Pakistan.

Pakistan-based senior officer of the USAID,Marilyn Wyatt,who visited the Sulabh International campus,appreciated the efforts of the NGO headed by Bindeshwar Pathak in promoting low-cost sanitation not only in India,but also in cities across south and central Asia.

Wyatt,who is wife of US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter,said government and non-government bodies in Pakistan should use Sulabh technology to deal with sanitation problems in that country,the NGO said in a release.

Pathak assured her that Sulabh would take all possible steps to ensure proper sanitation in Pakistan.