The government claims 100% of India is now open defection free. When Gaon Connection visited villages to assess the ground reality, the team found that most of the toilets were extremely deplorable and rendered useless due to several factors

In Feb, a toilet was built for the gateman stationed at Safedabad railway crossing in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. It’s locked since then. Nine months later, the Divisional Rail Manager Office is asking for a commission in lieu of keys for the toilet

कानपुर मंडल में कन्नौज ओडीएफ के मामले में दूसरे स्थान पर हैं। पहला स्थान इटावा को मिला है। इस साल दो ही जिले अब तक ओडीएफ हुए हैं, जिसमें कन्नौज भी है।

It’s not that finding a decent toilet in cities is a cakewalk, but it’s a challenge of a different kind when you are in a village and have to find one on a simmering hot day. Most of them in Lokhariya village drew a blank when I asked them about a toilet. For me it was a day-long ordeal, but for women living in many villages in Bundelkhand, ‘no toilet’ is a way of life.

सरकारी रिपोर्ट ने खोली 'खुले में शौच मुक्त भारत' के दावे की पोल