India has to be careful so that the project does not interfere with its efforts to boost gender equality
Sanitation workers' exploitation, poor working conditions and apathy towards them is on rising trend
We had a long way to go in achieving the goals of making India free of open defecation
Poor sanitation makes unhealthy children prone to water-borne diseases
India's under-5 mortality rate declined from 74 in 2005-06 to 50 in 2015-16
Building toilets, however essential, must not be confused with sanitation
Workers have raised their demands including regularisation of staff and clearance of arrears
The survey revealed that 22 per cent travellers rate pay-and-use toilets as most unclean