Years back when I was coming from Baroda to Bombay in the early hour one village boy was surprised to see The people defacating nearby railway lines. Later on when my friend -villager came to see me, he inquired where to go for latrine. I showd him the latrine. He said that he is ashamed to defacating in that closed enclosure and to go in open. So it is a matter of thinking which has to be changed. And secondly maintenance/ cleanliness is a must otherwise new good toilets become so dirty that well behaving people don't use them. So the attitude needs an overall change.
Re: indian culture is dirty
by vivek on Jun 12, 2014 10:15 PM
Some hundred years ago when world population was very sparse, almost all the people answered nature's call outdoors. Even gora people. Everyone cannot throw away natural habits of thousands of years.
If common toilets are built, maintenance will not be proper. There should be adequate water supply. After initial resistance the villagers get used to the hygenic way of life. But in the Cities we are not better.
it has been believed in villages that going to defacate in open fields is good for health, as u hv to walk long in the mornings.2. there are very few pucca houses. 3.houses are built in small area. every policy of the govt. if implemented honestly, can give give positive results steadily.
Regarding Nepal, from what I have heard from my friend who goes for mountaineering in that area, since Nepal is mainly dependent on tourism and open toilets do not give a favourable impression to the tourists, the Government is very strict that open toilets should not be there.
WE have been constructing toilets since last 15-20 years. How many have been built so far and how many of them are in use? Do they have enough water to keep these toilets clean? who cleans them and does the user have good habits to keep these toilets clean? If you conduct a real survey/study you will conclude that money is simply wasted in the name of toilets. Many a time these are built only on paper and the money swallowed.
Re: Toilets
by Professor Deepak on Jun 12, 2014 11:03 AM
Regarding Nepal, from what I have heard from my friend who goes for mountaineering in that area, since in Nepal is mainly dependent on tourism and open toilets do not give a favourable impression to the tourists, the Government is very strict that open toilets should not be there.
That is why Hindu society created separate caste[Bhagi] to clean excrement.Other Hindu even not touch excrement.That is main reason why village people not build toilet or use it
can some one inform how many liter water will be needed when flash toilets will be used and how much water is being spent when rural Bharat is is following traditional way?
