Watch: 60-Year-Old Women Race Holding Lota. They Were Sending A Message
Twenty women in the 55-60 years age group raced with a lota (a pot of water) today to send a message that they would ensure their daughters-in-law don't have to defecate in the open -- something they did all their lives. The race in Phanda village adjoining Bhopal was organised by the district administration to mark the village getting an Open-Defecation Free (ODF) tag. The race, titled Swachhta Run, had 20 participants who ran in two groups of 10 each. From the 20 participants, 10 were shortlisted who took part in the final race. Once past the finish line, they threw the lota, signifying that their compulsion to go to fields to defecate is now over.
