Shravasti district is located in the eastern Terai belt of Uttar Pradesh, below the Nepal Himalayas. It has generally been known for very low human development indicators. But in recent years, officials with the support of voluntary organisations are overcoming this tag by achieving good results on sanitation.
Bairagijot is a village where initially there was a lot of resistance to toilets. Anju Chaturvedi, a member of the district-level resource centre for sanitation, says that she faced a lot of opposition from some villagers during her earlier visits. But they persisted and were able to spread some essential messages. . .
