80 villages in Rajasthan to
become 'Open Defecation Free’
The company has started the construction of these toilets in Bhilwara, Chittorgarh and Udaipur districts of Rajasthan and so far the construction of 8,000 toilets has been completed. The company is constructing 2 ‘Leach Pits’ below each toilet to facilitate disposal of waste.
The company has started the construction of these toilets in Bhilwara, Chittorgarh and Udaipur districts of Rajasthan and so far the construction of 8,000 toilets has been completed. The company is constructing 2 ‘Leach Pits’ below each toilet to facilitate disposal of waste.
Only one ‘Leach Pit’ will be used at a time. Each ‘Leach Pit’ is
estimated to be full in about 5 year. As the first ‘Leach Pit’ is full the
second ‘Leach Pit’ will be opened. Within 5 years the waste in the first
‘Leach Pit’ will be converted into manure to be utilized by the farmer for
agriculture purpose.
These newly
constructed toilets will also minimize the risk of contamination of drinking
water sources thus reducing the health related problems in rural India. Under
the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, cost of construction of each toilet is Rs. 8,500/-,
where Rs. 4600 per toilet is being paid by government, Rs. 3000 by Hindustan
Zinc and Rs. 900 by the beneficiary.
Lack of Toilets
facilities in rural areas for females has always been a matter of concern,
especially during the late hours. Toilet in each house-hold provides comfort,
convenience with a sense of security and dignity to each member of the house,
particularly the female members.
The project is also expected to improve
good hygiene practices and create awareness towards health & sanitation.
This project of
constructing toilets has been undertaken by Hindustan Zinc with an objective to
provide clean and hygienic house-hold toilets to the BPL families and
discourage and eventually eliminate open defecation practices in the villages.
Hindustan Zinc would be spending about Rs. 8.6 crore towards construction of
these 30,000 toilets.
According to
UNICEF report, today only 48% of rural Indian population has access to good
toilet and sanitation facilities. When more than 50% of Indian population
defecates in open it leads to improper disposal of the waste, sanitation issues
and cause of many harmful diseases. With Rajasthan in particular, 60% of
population defecates in open.
Hindustan Zinc, a
Sesa Sterlite company in Zinc-Lead-Silver business has signed MoU with the
State Government of Rajasthan to build 30,000 rural toilets for BPL families
under the 'Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan'. The construction of these toilets will be
completed in 3 years. This initiative will make 80 rural and tribal villages in
Rajasthan “Open Defecation Free’.
The company has
started the construction of these toilets in Bhilwara, Chittorgarh and Udaipur
districts of Rajasthan and so far the construction of 8,000 toilets has been
completed.
The company is
constructing 2 ‘Leach Pits’ below each toilet to facilitate disposal of waste.
Only one ‘Leach Pit’ will be used at a time. Each ‘Leach Pit’ is
estimated to be full in about 5 year. As the first ‘Leach Pit’ is full the
second ‘Leach Pit’ will be opened. Within 5 years the waste in the first
‘Leach Pit’ will be converted into manure to be utilized by the farmer for
agriculture purpose.
These newly
constructed toilets will also minimize the risk of contamination of drinking
water sources thus reducing the health related problems in rural India. Under
the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, cost of construction of each toilet is Rs. 8,500/-,
where Rs. 4600 per toilet is being paid by government, Rs. 3000 by Hindustan
Zinc and Rs. 900 by the beneficiary.
Lack of Toilets
facilities in rural areas for females has always been a matter of concern,
especially during the late hours. Toilet in each house-hold provides comfort,
convenience with a sense of security and dignity to each member of the house,
particularly the female members. The project is also expected to improve
good hygiene practices and create awareness towards health & sanitation.
This project of
constructing toilets has been undertaken by Hindustan Zinc with an objective to
provide clean and hygienic house-hold toilets to the BPL families and
discourage and eventually eliminate open defecation practices in the villages.
Hindustan Zinc would be spending about Rs. 8.6 crore towards construction of
these 30,000 toilets.
According to
UNICEF report, today only 48% of rural Indian population has access to good
toilet and sanitation facilities. When more than 50% of Indian population
defecates in open it leads to improper disposal of the waste, sanitation issues
and cause of many harmful diseases. With Rajasthan in particular, 60% of
population defecates in open.
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