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Swachh Bharat Mission forced Ladakh to face hard truths about waste management, find traditional solutions
FirstpostMismanagement rather than declining water resources is the main reason for the water crisis in Ladakh’s Leh town. “Locals have problems with using flush water toilets since they are used to the traditional dry compost toilets,” said Urgain Dolker, a local Ladakhi. Leh’s district panchayat officer Zakir Hussain said dry compost toilets were included in the Swachh Bharat programme as it was not possible to construct flush toilets in far-flung areas due to harsh climatic conditions. “Changing weather patterns also makes flush toilets more suitable for urban areas.” Leh’s rural department has constructed 4,390 toilets — both flush and compost — since October 2014 under the Swachh Bharat Mission, Hussain said. Becky Norman, who has done research on dry compost toilets through the Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh, said there is a big problem of toilets “in a fast-growing town like Leh”.
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