October 2, 2018, marked the completion of the fourth year in the five-year project towards a promised clean India. According to a recent report, the Swachh Bharat Mission saw about 62,329 toilets getting built every day over the last four years. If this is true, India will soon become open-defecation free over the next 365 days. Although, […]
Forest officer PG Sudha believes in working towards bettering one’s condition, not cribbing. The firebrand officer has made a difference in the lives of Kerala’s tribals by building 497 toilets in the state’s tribal colonies. Undaunted by lack of facilities in the area where she is posted, Sudha took matters in her own hands. Today, the 52-year-old tribal […]
Following the successful setting up of ‘pink’ toilets in Delhi, the Karnataka government is looking to adopt the same model. These will cater to girls, women and children. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights had recommended that pink toilets be set up in Karnataka. The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KCPCR) […]
Olympic bronze medallist and five-time world champion MC Mary Kom has stepped up India’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The star boxer has provided funds for five toilets at Golmuri police line in Jamshedpur. The police association of Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district had sought help from “Magnificent Mary” four months ago to construct toilets Secretary of the Association, Santosh Mahato, told NDTV: […]
While we cheer on for the Swacchh Bharat movement, the task at hand is half done as long as we do not pay due attention to recycling the waste. The Government of India rolled its sleeves and asked us to clean our surroundings. We the people, took our time to come around to keep places […]
Akshay Kumar’s film ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ has inspired many village women to stand up against open defecation. One such case is from Kottaimedu, Coimbatore. As many as 50 brides in this village took the brave step of leaving their grooms in the last year due to lack of proper toilets in their in-laws’ homes. […]
There’s no restriction on age or wealth to prove solidarity. On Mother’s Day, we saw a really touching gesture when a 80-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Anantapur village, sold five of her goats and collected enough money to build a toilet for her 102-year-old mother-in-law. 80-year-old woman gifts a toilet to her 102-year-old mother-in-law by […]
The organisation Agasti is constructing eco friendly, women only restrooms in the district of Thane, Mumbai.
