It pays to go in an Indian public toilet
India's residents are earning close to a dollar a month by using public urinals in a scheme launched by authorities to
promote hygiene and research in rural areas.
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September 21, 2008 10:18 PM
by Bappa Majumdar
NEW DELHI - It pays to use a toilet in southern India, as residents are earning close to a dollar a month by using public urinals, a scheme launched by authorities to promote hygiene and research in rural areas.
Dozens of people are queuing up to use toilets in Musiri, a remote town in Tamil Nadu state, where authorities have succeeded in keeping street corners clean with the new scheme.
"In fact, many of us started using toilets for urination only after the ecosan (ecological sanitation) toilets were constructed in the area," said S. Rajasekaran, a truck cleaner.
The urine was also being collected and tested for its
efficacy as a crop fertiliser, an official of the state's
agricultural university added.
People relieving themselves in the open is a common sight
in India's rural towns and villages, as basic sanitation still
eludes millions.
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