Harvard, Stanford Link to 'Clean' Kumbh

THE Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has tied up with institutions of international repute to study waste management and delivery of urban services at the ongoing Maha Kumbh, where the footfall has already crossed the 50-crore mark.

- PARVEZ SULTAN @ New Delhi

The aim of the research is to understand and highlight the impact of innovative measures, sanitation strategies and administrative arrangements for maintaining cleanliness.

The list of institutions includes Harvard Business School, Institute for Competitiveness - Stanford University, International Finance Corporation, MicroSave, Gates Foundation, Indian School of Business, IIM-Indore, IPSOS Research Private Limited, and National Institute of Urban Affairs.

According to officials, the largest congregation at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers is an opportunity to record and analyse the achievements made under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) launched in 2014.