--- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > By Andrew Buncombe in Delhi > Published: 02 November 2007 > > The Indian government has vowed to eradicate the > all-too-common > phenomenon of open-air defecation by building > environmentally friendly > lavatories for hundreds of millions of its poorest > citizens. ---------------------------------------
This should be good news to Rajan Parriker at least:-) I hope the government spends an equal amount of money on educating people about the benefit of good hygiene, and encourages them to defecate in these toilets. There should also be a penalty for open defecation as well as strict enforcement of this penalty. Otherwise this investment will be worthless. Unfortunately Indians are not renowned for their civic sense. Anyone who has traveled internationally by Air India, knows that halfway across the Atlantic, the W/C will turned into a septic bog. Not only is flushing not a priority but evidently Indian men have a huge problem with their aim as well. Anyone who lives in villages know all too well, that toilets provided to the Kunnbis are rarely used. This is because they are habituated to defecate in the nearby fields. Changing centuries of ingrained, unhealthy habits will be a herculean task for the government, but providing the facility itself is a start. There is nothing as unpleasant as open human defecation, and nothing quite as insidious in spreading disease. selma __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
