Tag: Toilets
Over Three Months Since PM Declared India 100% ODF | Our Fact Check Continues
A video narrative debunking the overreported data of Swachh Bharat Mission and claims of 100% ODF in India
India’s Open Defecation Free status: Claim versus Reality
The ground reality of PM Modi's 100% ODF claim. Is it successful? The reality is very different, and India is still far from being open defecation free.
UP’s Village Went from No Toilets to 500 Toilets to Curb Open Defecation
With the help of a video and community meetings, Kharagpur village in Uttar Pradesh, women now have access to safe and clean toilet.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Two toilets for 12,000 People in Mumbai’s Mankhurd
Two toilets for over 12,000 people. This is what the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan looks like in Mumbai’s Mankhurd area.
Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan – A Legacy of Unfinished Toilets?
One of the most applauded, publicised and actually needed social welfare programs is the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Gramin). This program is targeted toward the villages of our country that house around three-fourth of India’s population. It aims to provide comprehensive sanitation coverage such as toilets and rid our villages from...
Vulnerable without a toilet
13-year-old Nirama lives in Movaiya village, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh where 500 people have no access to basic sanitation facilities. For Nirama, having to relieve herself in the open is an added challenge as she is visually impaired. She is afraid of being teased and more seriously, of being sexually...