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It pays to pee...
06/07/2008 11:13 - (SA)
New Delhi - It pays to use a toilet in
southern India, as residents are earning close to a dollar a
month by using public urinals, a scheme launched by authorities
to promote hygiene and research in rural areas.
Dozens of people are queuing up to use toilets in Musiri, a
remote town in Tamil Nadu state, where authorities have
succeeded in keeping street corners clean with the new scheme,
The Times of India newspaper said on Sunday.
"In fact, many of us started using toilets for urination
only after the ecosan (ecological sanitation) toilets were
constructed in the area," said S Rajasekaran, a truck cleaner.
The urine was also being collected and tested for its
efficacy as a crop fertiliser, an official of the state's
agricultural university added.
People relieving themselves in the open is a common sight
in India's rural towns and villages, as basic sanitation still
eludes millions.
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