underserved segment of the society. It services portable toilets across major cities in the country
through its brand 3S.
reside in urban slums or rural areas. In addition to health issues, poor sanitary measures set India
back by an equivalent of 6.4% of its GDP every year, as estimated by a recent study by the Water and
Sanitation Program of the World Bank.
standards of the underserved. The no human touch approach employed in the cleaning and servicing
of the toilets is also helping reduce the stigma for this industry. Earlier, in 2009, Aavishkaar Venture
Fund invested in Saraplast.
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