Dear All, The most pressing challenges that need to be taken up by the High Level Meeting on Water & Sanitation, is the Drinking Water Security (Availability, Accessibility and Safety). Another important need of the hour is the proper redress for water quality related issues also. The increasing trend in the Chemical Contaminations of water to be used for Drinking purpose, has nowadays turned out to be a serious concern, at least for the rural areas due to unaffordability / sustanability etc. There is an urgent need for upgradation of the present water purification technologies. Notable challenge in connection with the seasonal scarcity due to the climate change / failure or absence of proper conservation approach also needs further emphasis keeping in view of the regional imbalances. Moreover to extend the outreach for WASH activities, there should be a specific GOAL to concentrate on WASH and only on WASH alongwith other Goals, unlike it was in case of present MDG that WASH was a sub - Goal under Target - 7. Secondly, the M&E on the GOALs should be more rigorous extended to the grass root level with great emphasis on every levels like, Country, State, District, Block, GP, Habitation etc. Thanking All and wishing a Great Success to such High Level Consultation for eventual formulation of the future Road Map. Regards. Nripendra Kumar Sarma Nagaon, Assam, India

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Dear All, The most pressing challenges that need to be taken up by the High Level Meeting on Water & Sanitation, is the Drinking Water Security (Availability, Accessibility and Safety). Another important need of the hour is the proper redress for water quality related issues also. The increasing trend in the Chemical Contaminations of water to be used for Drinking purpose, has nowadays turned out to be a serious concern, at least for the rural areas due to unaffordability / sustanability etc. There is an urgent need for upgradation of the present water purification technologies. Notable challenge in connection with the seasonal scarcity due to the climate change / failure or absence of proper conservation approach also needs further emphasis keeping in view of the regional imbalances. Moreover to extend the outreach for WASH activities, there should be a specific GOAL to concentrate on WASH and only on WASH alongwith other Goals, unlike it was in case of present MDG that WASH was a sub - Goal under Target - 7. Secondly, the M&E on the GOALs should be more rigorous extended to the grass root level with great emphasis on every levels like, Country, State, District, Block, GP, Habitation etc. Thanking All and wishing a Great Success to such High Level Consultation for eventual formulation of the future Road Map. Regards. Nripendra Kumar Sarma Nagaon, Assam, India