What if you were told that you could earn a living by doing something you have to do everyday, only, "where" is decided by the government?
Well a similar scheme has been launched by authorities in south India, to promote research and hygiene in rural areas. One may not be able to earn a living, but residents are making close to a dollar a month just by using public urinals. For a rural resident, even that little money counts, hence the scheme is working.
In Musiri, a remote town in Tamil Nadu state, dozens are queuing up to use the public toilets, and authorities have succeeded in keeping corners clean, since generally, rural ethics do not consider appropriate or inappropriate areas before succumbing to the call of nature.
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A truck cleaner said to The Times of India newspaper," In fact, many of us started using toilets for urination only after the ecosan (ecological sanitation) toilets were constructed in the area".
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Urine was also being collected and research tested for its efficacy as a crop fertilizer, as an official of the state's agricultural university added.
A quirky but effective scheme, although only applied in a small town, if promoted in all rural areas, may well provide mass agricultural solutions and cleanliness at large.
When the call of nature pays
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