Sentences with phrase «open latrine»
He also tried, unsuccessfully, to shut out the smell of the shit, which sloshed in the water that half - filled the open latrine pits above him on the other side of the wire.
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(In India alone more than 600 million citizens don't have access to toilets or latrines, and open defecation leads to contaminated water and chronic — sometimes deadly — health issues, like diarrhea.)
The CLTS model, which encourages communities to use local materials to construct latrines was adopted in 2015 and triggered the certification of 15 communities as open defecation free, with 42 more being certified in 2016.
He added, «Where we were staying, the bucket latrines or toilets had opening to the rooms.
Reducing the disease burden by reducing open defecation is extremely challenging because, due to villagers» ideas about purity, pollution and caste, most people reject affordable latrines.
A recent survey in several Indian states found that in 40 % of households with toilets, at least one family member continued to defecate in the open, even if the toilet or latrine was brand new, and free.
An ideal solution would be «a modern equivalent of the chamber pot,» said Strash, one that would also tackle the cultural issues of handling human waste and move communities away from using open pit latrines.