• 70% of population in INDIA is villages.

• More number of people opt for open

defecation in rural areas.
• It is done from ages and is rooted in
the behavior of villagers.
Sewage system • Whereas, in urban areas open
defecation is shameful and latrine is a
in rural India necessary part of house.
• Open defecation is not prevalent in
urban areas.

•
Countries having open defecation problems
Reasons for open defecations in rural people

1. Latrines are costly.

2. Latrines are associated with bad smell –
misconception.
3. They are breeding place for flies – misconception.
4. Considered to be dirty and should not be close to
house.
5. They are not aware of the fecal borne disease such as
cholera and typhoid.
 TO TEACH PEOPLE
HEALTH 3. LATRINE
THE REASONS
EDUCATION:- DEMONSTRATION
Solution : WHY LATRINES
ARE NECESSARY
AND MOTIVATE 1. DIRECT
THEM TO USE DISCUSSION
LATRINES FOR
DEFECATION.
2. GROUP
DISCUSSION
Preventive measures by government
• Swachh Bharat Mission initiated construction toilets on mass level.
• The government subsidies on toilet construction INR 15,000.
• The Government of India claims that the situation has been improving
rapidly since 2015, mainly due to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign.
• According to Government of India's October 2018 estimate, only 5% of
the total population have no access to toilets and are still doing open
defecation.
• As of, September 2018around 93 percent of the rural population had
access to proper sanitation, with the number of people defecating in the
open reduced to 150 million, down from 550 million in 2014.
• The goal is to declare India open defecation free (ODF) before 2
October 2019, but the government of India is approaching the initiative
much faster and India is likely to achieve ODF status before the
deadline.