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Woman In Bihar Collects Money Through Begging To Construct A Toilet

Amina Khatoon’s efforts to build a toilet earned her a felicitation from the Supaul district administration

This Is The First Open Defecation Free Block In Bihar
Highlights
  • Amina Khatoon begged in neighbouring villages to collect money
  • She was felicitated by the district administration for her determination
  • Bihar remains the worst performing state under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Patna: Setting a rare example that has drawn applause, a poverty-stricken woman in Bihar collected money through begging for constructing a toilet at her house, an official said. Amina Khatoon, a resident of Pathra Uttar village under Pipra block of Supaul district in flood-prone Koshi region, begged in the neighbouring villages to collect the money for constructing a toilet, the official said.

Moved by her commitment, a mason, and a labourer, who worked for her, refused to take their wages, Amina said. She was felicitated by the district administration on February 11 at a function in her village for her unique effort. Amina, a widow in her late 40s and mother of a minor boy, is working as a labourer to earn her livelihood.

According to Amina, when she approached the concerned block level officials for funds to construct a toilet, they ignored her – highlighting the official apathy towards the very poor, despite the hype around Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Bihar.

Bihar is at the bottom as far as eradicating open defecation is concerned. Millions of people in Bihar still practice open defecation and not a single district has so far been declared ODF (Open Defecation Free). But it is a different matter that the state government has targeted an ODF Bihar by October 2, 2019, under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G).

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