 The villages become polluted due to poor environmental sanitation. This aspect is neglected totally though the people to suffer as a result are the villagers themselves. The Sangha has long been trying to create an awareness amongst the vi1lagers covered by its Centres about environmental sanitation.
One of the centres under the Sangha had been declared as a "Sanitary Village". Through the sincere efforts of the members and volunteers of the Sangha almost all the people of Kalaburu village were motivated to practise hygienic sanitary habits and generate a demand for sanitary latrines. With the help of CAPART, an agency of the Government of India, and also through community financing, about 80% of the families living in this village had been provided with sanitary latrines.
 This endeavour through continuous awareness programmes has been spread to the villagers under other centres who, now, have started asking for low-cost latrines, smokeless ovens etc., which they feel are essential for their living.
But the Sangha alone with its limited resources can hardly meet their demand. While the Sangha concentrates more upon healthcare services, it has to depend for these projects on some other agencies like UNICEF, CAPART etc. who have been approached repeatedly.
 Supply of safe drinking water is one of the most important components of the Comprehensive Primary Health Care for which the Sangha stands committed. In this sector, the Sangha has been instrumental in setting up deep tubewells in the areas it is serving. The villagers and the Sangha are working hard to provide safe drinking water to every family by utilizing surface water. In this respect, guidance was provided by the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health (Department of Sanitary Engineering) along with its innovative technology and expertise.
This programme falls under the purview of Mobile Health Care Unit. A fixed time has been allotted for each Centre where school children, particularly children of the ECE Schools run by the Sangha at its different Centres are treated regularly.In addition, special emphasis is give to make children aware of hygiene.
  
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