Farmers Protests: NGO Instals Bio-Toilets For Women At Singhu Border
Each toilet costs around Rs 60,000, volunteers said
PTI 02 January 2021 outlookindia.com 2021-01-02T08:44:36+05:30
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With more women joining the farmers protest at the Singhu border outside the national capital over the last few days, an NGO is installing bio-toilets made using recycled material to ensure that they don t have to worry about the lack of basic amenities.
Days after farmers from different states set up camp at various border points of Delhi to protest the Centre s new agricultural reforms, many women protesters were forced to head back home due to the unavailability of clean toilets and bathing spaces.
NGO installs bio-toilets at Singhu border for women protesting against farm laws
More bio-toilets are coming up at the women s shelter near the main stage at Singhu border, according to the NGO.
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Farmers during their protest against the new farm laws at Singhu border in New Delhi. (File Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS) By PTI
NEW DELHI:With more women joining the farmers protest at the Singhu border here over the last few days, an NGO is installing bio-toilets made using recycled material to ensure that they don t have to worry about the lack of basic amenities.
Farmers’ protest: NGO installing bio-toilets at Singhu border for women
The NGO has also initiated crowdfunding to help it build more such toilets.
By PTI| Posted by Minhaj Adnan | Published: 1st January 2021 5:08 pm IST New Delhi: A farmer holds the Tricolor during a protest against the new farm laws, at Singhu Border in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (PTI Photo)
New Delhi: With more women joining the farmers’ protest at the Singhu border here over the last few days, an NGO is installing bio-toilets made using recycled material to ensure that they don’t have to worry about the lack of basic amenities.
NGO Installs Bio-Toilets At Delhi Border For Women At Farmers Protest NGO Installs Bio-Toilets At Delhi Border For Women At Farmers Protest The pits have been dug on the roadside. The recycled material is sourced from multiple vendors across the county. Each toilet costs around Rs 60,000.
100 women and specially-abled people have been using the bio-toilet every day, NGO founder said
New Delhi:
With more women joining the farmers protest at the Singhu border over the last few days, an NGO is installing bio-toilets made using recycled material to ensure that they don t have to worry about the lack of basic amenities.
Apart from this, there are 11 toilets at the Guru Teg Bahadur Memorial nearby, frequented by protesters who are staying inside the premises as well as those who take shelter in their trolleys and tractors. Amit (40), the sanitation supervisor there, said he has a team of eight men who clean the 11 toilets at the Memorial, which is spread across an 11-acre area. He said, “Each year, at least one big gathering takes place here, which we are now used to managing, but this is the first time that the numbers are this high and for so many days.”
Among those tasked with cleaning the toilets at the Memorial are 24-year-old Pramod, who hails from UP’s Muzaffarnagar, and Pradeep (28). “Our salary is Rs 13,500 a month for working six days a week, from 8 am to 5 pm. Thankfully, there are so many portable toilets in the area now so the pressure is distributed. The protesters are unlike any other we have seen many ask if they can help,” said Pradeep.