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WOMEN & SANITATION• 21-24 March 2005
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Dilli Haat often has rural visitors, usually craftspeople. But last month, this venue
of many a colourful mela offered a different glimpse into life in a rural district,
particularly for those without access to basic rights like sanitation facilities. This Delhi Today
photo documentation is about a harsh reality. Know whats happening
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15 year old in Nagalpur village, near Kutch, went to a school without a toilet. As Companies Hiring
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Kokilaben Parmar, eight months pregnant, tries to eat very little, to avoid
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“Men can relieve themselves anywhere,” says Kamiben Rabari, resident of air pollution levels
Features Shergadh village, Junagadh. But for women, it becomes covert by default. “What www.landinst.com
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many areas, people of different castes refuse to use a common toilet.

It’s worse for the disabled. Romatben and her daughters are all vision impaired.
They have to wait until someone can go with them to the nearby forest.
Understandably, Romatben is reluctant to marry her daughters into families that
don’t have toilets at home. Narayan K Banerjee of the Centre for Development
Studies, agrees. “Monsoon and winter are difficult seasons, especially for the
elderly and the handicapped.” Karmaben Rakhya Ahir of Bhalot, Kutch, would
agree. She has spent a lifetime going to the fields in the dark or using a sand pot
at home. But “my life will improve now,” she says. At 75, she has finally
managed to have a toilet built. At home.

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