In this fast changing world, Investment in sanitation is given very low priority.“Instead of open defecation, Toilets are their Birth Right.” India is home to 638 million people defecating in the open. People have everything in their Home from TV set to Mobile Phones, but they don’t have Toilet Facilities!
Rural
belt of Delhi which stretches from Bardarpur border south east Delhi to Narela
in the northern part of Delhi. There is not a single toilet on this way. That
is why rural population go to field and roadside areas to answer their natures call.
The worst sufferers are women for whom not a single public toilets exits, it’s
not only matter of dignity but also safety. But their voices are unheard by
Government authorities. Sanitation has, however been seen as a matter of
individual understanding and initiative rather than a collective responsibility
of the community.
Safe
water & sanitation facilities .There is urgent need from philanthropist and
government and non-government agencies to must invest in safe drinking water
and sanitation facilities .Denial of basic facilities such as drinking
water or absence of toilet here like several other villages require minor girls
to walk distance every day. Dalit women also succumb to atrocities by upper
caste communities as most of times the source of drinking water is located in
the upper caste field. Dalit communities are lacking in basic amenities such as
safe drinking water and sanitation facilities. The most critical issue that has
great impact on women’s life are drinking water and sanitations. Absence of
sanitation facilities and safe drinking water puts Dalit women in a vulnerable
situation they have to walk several miles to fetch water often results in
incident of harassment.
Absence
of water and sanitation facilities makes women to become victims to sexual
crimes. Approximately there are 3200 urinals in Delhi, but there are only 130 for women. Women have to travel long distance to relieve them.
To
retain a bit of privacy & Dignity, a large part of rural India and urban
poor women wake up pre dawn In search of quit place for nature’s call.
They
defecate near the water bodies from where they get water for drinking, bathing
other purpose. Which is very dangerous to their body? Many of them developed
gastro intestinal and constipation problem. Toilets are Hygiene issue,
sanitation issue, health issue, a privacy& dignity issue.
Out
of the total 1483 square kilometre area of Delhi, over 500 square kilometres
with a population of over 30 lakh and covering 360 villages is this deprived of
such facilities.
Despite
of spending huge sum of money on construction of Toilets Government is failed
to provide Hygiene Toilets to the public .Nobody knows why there is not a
single Public Toilets in Rural Belt of Delhi.
By : Gaurav Kashyap
Source: http://heeals.blogspot.in/
Hindu Newpaper
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