Only 26% of rural toilets use twin-leach pits, finds survey

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Submitted by daya on Mon, 2019-03-18 16:30

Under the twin-pit system, two pits are dug with honeycombed walls and earthen floors which allow liquid to percolate into the surrounding soil

Name of the Newspaper: 
Hindu (New Delhi)
thesaurus: 
Open Defecation
Toilets
Twin Pit Toilets
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Sanitation
Rural Sanitation
Author: 
Varun B. Krishnan
Main Topic: 
Sanitation
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
Clipping Type: 
DNB
CSE
External URL: 
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/only-26-of-rural-toilets-use-twin-leach-pits-finds-survey/article26562002.ece
Publication Date: 
18/03/2019