- PII
- S0321-50750000617-4-1
- DOI
- 10.31857/S50000617-4-1
- Publication type
- Article
- Status
- Published
- Authors
- Volume/ Edition
- Volume / Issue 2
- Pages
- 29-31
- Abstract
- Water occupies a very important place in the life of an Indian family. It is also a key element in ritual practice. The acute shortage of drinking water is a very serious problem, especially in villages and slums, in which majority of India’s population live.Shortage of safe water has an influence on public hygiene. More than 70% of rural people relieve themselves behind bushes, in fields, and by riversides. Lately Indian public started demanding urgent solution of these problems. Prime minister Narendra Modi said that building toilets was a priority over temples. Defecation in the open must end by2019 - that is 150 years since the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, who once said good sanitation was more important than independence.
- Keywords
- India, water, symbol of purity, drinking water deficit, sanitation, public health
- Date of publication
- 01.02.2015
- Number of purchasers
- 1
- Views
- 951
RAS History & PhilologyAsia and Africa Today
- ISSN (Print) 0321-5075
- ISSN (Online)2782-2389
INDIAN FAMILY: WATER IN ITS LIFE
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