Open Defacation In Up

Teachers in Punjab are up in arms against a government notice asking them to keep an eye on people defecating in the open.

Lack of a proper toilet is least of the reasons for which a young woman would revolt. Not at least in Uttar Pradesh's countryside where half the population is forced to defecate out in the open.But for Priyanka, a Class 12 student in Maharajganj district, 365 km from Lucknow, lack of a toilet was a big challenge.

Teachers in Punjab are up in arms against a government notice asking them to keep an eye on people defecating in the open.

Lack of a proper toilet is least of the reasons for which a young woman would revolt. Not at least in Uttar Pradesh's countryside where half the population is forced to defecate out in the open.But for Priyanka, a Class 12 student in Maharajganj district, 365 km from Lucknow, lack of a toilet was a big challenge.