We live in a country
where number of people who have a cell phone is higher than the number who has
access to a toilet. Shocking right?
The lack of toilets
paired with bad sanitation is the world’s biggest problem and sadly India leads
the way in open defecation. More unfortunate are our country’s little girls and
women, because it is not just the wilderness and diseases that they have to
safeguard themselves from but from men, who disregard them at the earliest
chance.
Luckily 2014-15 have
witnessed a change in the tide with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the “Clean
India Mission” campaign (“Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”) which directed the much
needed attention to our surroundings and the ‘big’ problem of ‘toilets’.
- Construction of toilets under the project
has gone up to 7.1 lakh individual household toilets in January. This number is
way short of ‘1.2 crore toilets’ target, still it is promising. However government
needs to gain speed to accomplish 100%, no open defecation across country.
- Contributing to the mission is a company
from West Bengal, Sangam Prefab Concrete
Products Pvt. Ltd. They have introduced low cost portable and bio toilets under
their brand “SWACHH TOILET” to contribute to the
urgency of the situation. They believe that “Toilet” is a must for a healthy
life and they are doing their share to protect the dignity of our country.
CLEAN TOILET
People from all spheres
of life have joined the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ campaign but it is still a long
path down the aisle. A food for thought - If every individual in a country of
1.25 billion just do their ‘bit’, we might not be far behind in accomplishing a
cleaner, healthier and a better India to live in. Yes, we can make a difference
but only if we believe that we can.
Are you doing your bit?
The lack of toilets paired with bad sanitation is the world’s biggest problem and sadly India leads the way in open defecation. More unfortunate are our country’s little girls and women, because it is not just the wilderness and diseases that they have to safeguard themselves from but from men, who disregard them at the earliest chance.
Luckily 2014-15 have witnessed a change in the tide with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the “Clean India Mission” campaign (“Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”) which directed the much needed attention to our surroundings and the ‘big’ problem of ‘toilets’.