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What I see and hear from the people on the field is that Narendra Modi is a show man with no stuff. Dashboard looks cool, but those toilets built are not mainta

What I see and hear from the people on the field is that Narendra Modi is a show man with no stuff. Dashboard looks cool, but those toilets built are not maintained and is in the verge of wreck.

intended 9y ago
A long my time ago, a steel company installed toilets in Orissa (I hope I'm recalling the conversation exactly). They've just fallen into disrepair. People didn't use them. This is a habit change that has to be completed, once that happens, a lot will change on its own.
- thowbit9 9y ago
  There was an initiative in the state of Kerala for bio portable toilets with solar powered light. I saw one or two in the Cochin city which uses a 1 rupee coin to open the door. The problem with these initiatives is that they are all politically motivated. Once the ruling parties get the necessary PR around it, the funding is stopped. Modi is no different. There is no reason to laud Modi for this. The previous governments have also done this though with a less "catchy" names with no PR.
  - vthallam 9y ago
    > The problem with these initiatives is that they are all politically motivated. So what's your plan? Stop trying? >The previous governments have also done this though with a less "catchy" names with no PR. Come on man. Hate Modi all you want and there are few reasons, but this is not one. He is trying to get people accountable, at least talking about the issue. You don't even understand the buzz a topic creates if PM of 1 billion people repeatedly reminds us about the importance of sanitation. I don't want to start any objective discussion with a throw away account, so, I'd say keep an open mind.
  - ezhil 9y ago
    I second this. No doubt the effort is laudable. The funding comes from Swachh Bharat cess though. But I too see quite a lot of PR around this. This scheme was the one among the first to project Modi as a modern day Indian saviour. The very first effort to bring even opponents together.

What I see and hear from the people on the field is that Narendra Modi is a show man with no stuff. Dashboard looks cool, but those toilets built are not maintained and is in the verge of wreck.

intended 9y ago

A long my time ago, a steel company installed toilets in Orissa (I hope I'm recalling the conversation exactly). They've just fallen into disrepair. People didn't use them. This is a habit change that has to be completed, once that happens, a lot will change on its own.

thowbit9 9y ago
There was an initiative in the state of Kerala for bio portable toilets with solar powered light. I saw one or two in the Cochin city which uses a 1 rupee coin to open the door. The problem with these initiatives is that they are all politically motivated. Once the ruling parties get the necessary PR around it, the funding is stopped. Modi is no different. There is no reason to laud Modi for this. The previous governments have also done this though with a less "catchy" names with no PR.
- vthallam 9y ago
  > The problem with these initiatives is that they are all politically motivated. So what's your plan? Stop trying? >The previous governments have also done this though with a less "catchy" names with no PR. Come on man. Hate Modi all you want and there are few reasons, but this is not one. He is trying to get people accountable, at least talking about the issue. You don't even understand the buzz a topic creates if PM of 1 billion people repeatedly reminds us about the importance of sanitation. I don't want to start any objective discussion with a throw away account, so, I'd say keep an open mind.
- ezhil 9y ago
  I second this. No doubt the effort is laudable. The funding comes from Swachh Bharat cess though. But I too see quite a lot of PR around this. This scheme was the one among the first to project Modi as a modern day Indian saviour. The very first effort to bring even opponents together.