Neha Agarwal

CPR (India)

Areas of expertise:

Health

Neha Agarwal is a Research Associate with the Scaling City Institutions for India: Water and Sanitation programme at CPR, where she works on non-networked sanitation in urban and rural India. Her research interests lie in combining engineering principles and interdisciplinary research methods to respond to contemporary environmental challenges brought on by 'messy' and 'hidden' urbanization. She holds a Master degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

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Hand washing to stop coronavirus — 78% of toilets in Mumbai slums lack reliable water supply

- April 16, 2020
CPR (India)
Water and sanitation concerns of Indian slums need to be addressed in the fight against coronavirus, or it can have a nationwide impact.

Hand washing is a luxury — govt should give soaps to urban poor during the Covid-19 crisis

- April 17, 2020
CPR (India)
Modi’s government must correct WASH inequalities in India’s cities if they hope to control the pandemic and build long-term resilience.

Covid crisis has exposed gaps in urban Swachh Bharat Mission. It must be revamped

- April 28, 2020
CPR (India)
Wastewater management, better infrastructure and improved protection of sanitation workers is needed first.

Informal Settlements and COVID-19: Water and Sanitation as a Frontline Response

- July 24, 2020
CPR (India)
WASH inequities in informal settlements in South Asian countries and how they are deepened in emergencies like COVID-19.

COVID-19in the Global South