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33 being introduced to India as well, allowing designers, engineers, contractors, and government officials to recognise a product’ s mark of conformity to confirm that the product has undergone the necessary tests and reviews for safe usage by society. Within a single year of this programme’ s introduction, it has already become the most trusted and endorsed mark for plumbing and mechanical products within the country. In addition, IAPMO India complements these programmes with engineers for certified audits and inspections, consultations for energy and water auditing, and has expert resources in the plumbing, mechanical, and certification domain.
It is clear that the efforts in India, when paired with the country’ s overwhelming need for it, is making the greatest impact on the lives of the greatest number of people. Indoor plumbing is a luxury taken for granted in the developed world; the days of water contamination due to human waste have long since passed with the implementation of sustainable plumbing systems and conformity across the industry. Developing countries, however, faced an uphill climb towards creating a world where children can grow up with indoor plumbing systems and an industry of people trained to maintain them. PA
In the coming years, India’ s population appears as if it will continue to grow steadily, making the need for trained plumbers to design and maintain working plumbing systems all the more desperate. IAPMO was founded in 1926 with the intention of revolutionising the field of plumbing, which it has achieved in each country to which it has been brought.
In some areas, the situation has become so desperate that village women in some states have coined the phrase,“ No toilet, no bride.”
www. plumbingafrica. co. za October 2017 Volume 23 I Number 8