Six years into the Swachh Bharat Abiyaan, much has been achieved. Thousands of sanitary toilets have been constructed across the country, including in urban slums — an area that was in dire need of access to safe sanitation.
But are the toilets being used? If not , why not? Anand Jagtap, Ex-Officer on Special Duty , Slum Sanitation Program, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, writes about the lacunae in the program, how maintenance is a major issue, and why community participation is essential to maintenance.