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While the world met the MDG target of halving the proportion of people without access to improved sources of water five years ahead of the 2015 deadline, 2.5 billion people still lack proper toilet facilities. More than one billion people - most of whom live in rural areas - have to defecate in gutters, behind bushes or into water.

Describes the waste management system in East Kolkata, where a complex ecosystem process has been adopted by fish and vegetable farmers to treat sewage and garbage, making them useable for aquaculture and horticulture.