 Every day, 37 billion litres of untreated sewage waste are generated by India's cities. 65% of them lack the infrastructure and systems needed to safely collect, dispose and treat human waste. And most of the waste generated is being dumped into India's open water bodies, polluting its lakes, ponds and rivers while causing diseases. It is a sad fact that over 350,000 children die in India every year due to these water-borne diseases. We need to mobilise the country's private and public sectors and actors, unlocking financing to ensure that waste management facilities can operate at full efficiency, working locally at the city level.