Well; well; well; the Narendra Modi government's relentless campaigns pertaining to the provision/building of toilets within home and hearth in the rural hinterland seems to be resonating in Jharkhand with resonating force........
Bemused and alarmed government officials are making a beeline towards the humble dwelling of a tribal man on Ranchi's outskirts as his wife of one year's standing has held out the express threat of divorcing him forthwith unless he gets a toilet constructed within the four walls of their humble abode............
Mahavir Oraon; the tribal man in the limelight callously brushed off his wife's toilet related concerns and pleadings for the best part of a little over eleven months due to his precarious financial position as well as the age old practice of adults as well as children defecating in the open areas bordering their village..............
Toilet related matters however came to a head during the course of the last week or so when Oraon's long suffering wife threatened to walk out of her marital home without as much as a backward glance unless Mahavir acceded to her long standing demand of getting a toilet built within the precincts of their home........
Alarmed and perturbed by his wife's divorce related ultimatum; Oraon rushed to the state's capital (Ranchi) and pleaded with the concerned government officials to save his crumbling marriage by getting a toilet constructed within the confines of his modest dwelling post haste........
Deeply moved by Oraon's entreaties and thoroughly understanding the gravity of the delicate situation; the Block Development Officer directed the village water and sanitation committee to raise a toilet within Oraon's home in Ranchi's Itki locality within the next 7 days or so..........
The concerned government/local officials however did not end their assigned task by constructing the promised toilet but also feted Karmi (Oraon's better half) for her resoluteness and inherent courage; the state government is actively considering a proposal to make Oraon and Karmi the state's official mascots in the hygiene related drive launched by the state government according to the BDO.........
While everything might have ended on a hunky dory note in the case of Oraon and Kurmi; alas!!! the same does not hold true in the case of all rural households located within the state of Jharkhand; according to the latest government figures; more than 91% of the residents of the state's rural areas do not have access to basic toilet facilities (only 7.7% of it's rural populace had access to proper/usable toilets according to the 2011 census)..........
According to the rape related figures put out by the state police bigwigs; more than 25% of the rapes reported in the state occur as a result of women/young girls having to defecate or then answer nature's call in the open after sunset; 18% of the deaths that occur in the rural hinterland due to snakebites/leopard and hyena attacks have also been attributed to the same reason.........
So much for the "lofty and thoroughly" misleading development related claims made by various governments during the course of the 13/14 odd years since the state of Jharkhand saw the light of day and made it's maiden appearance on India's political map........
Bemused and alarmed government officials are making a beeline towards the humble dwelling of a tribal man on Ranchi's outskirts as his wife of one year's standing has held out the express threat of divorcing him forthwith unless he gets a toilet constructed within the four walls of their humble abode............
Mahavir Oraon; the tribal man in the limelight callously brushed off his wife's toilet related concerns and pleadings for the best part of a little over eleven months due to his precarious financial position as well as the age old practice of adults as well as children defecating in the open areas bordering their village..............
Toilet related matters however came to a head during the course of the last week or so when Oraon's long suffering wife threatened to walk out of her marital home without as much as a backward glance unless Mahavir acceded to her long standing demand of getting a toilet built within the precincts of their home........
Alarmed and perturbed by his wife's divorce related ultimatum; Oraon rushed to the state's capital (Ranchi) and pleaded with the concerned government officials to save his crumbling marriage by getting a toilet constructed within the confines of his modest dwelling post haste........
Deeply moved by Oraon's entreaties and thoroughly understanding the gravity of the delicate situation; the Block Development Officer directed the village water and sanitation committee to raise a toilet within Oraon's home in Ranchi's Itki locality within the next 7 days or so..........
The concerned government/local officials however did not end their assigned task by constructing the promised toilet but also feted Karmi (Oraon's better half) for her resoluteness and inherent courage; the state government is actively considering a proposal to make Oraon and Karmi the state's official mascots in the hygiene related drive launched by the state government according to the BDO.........
While everything might have ended on a hunky dory note in the case of Oraon and Kurmi; alas!!! the same does not hold true in the case of all rural households located within the state of Jharkhand; according to the latest government figures; more than 91% of the residents of the state's rural areas do not have access to basic toilet facilities (only 7.7% of it's rural populace had access to proper/usable toilets according to the 2011 census)..........
According to the rape related figures put out by the state police bigwigs; more than 25% of the rapes reported in the state occur as a result of women/young girls having to defecate or then answer nature's call in the open after sunset; 18% of the deaths that occur in the rural hinterland due to snakebites/leopard and hyena attacks have also been attributed to the same reason.........
So much for the "lofty and thoroughly" misleading development related claims made by various governments during the course of the 13/14 odd years since the state of Jharkhand saw the light of day and made it's maiden appearance on India's political map........
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