A dalit man in Odisha’s Kendrapara district has been living in a toilet allotted to him under the Centre’s flagship programme Swachh Bharat Mission after cyclone ‘Fani’ razed his kutcha house to ground, officials said. But the pucca toilet was saved. The cyclone would have spared my house if my kutcha house would have taken the form of pucca dwelling unit with government assistance. “It has been brought to our notice that a family has been living in a toilet in Derabish block after cyclone ravaged their house. Cyclone damage grants besides separate housing grants are being awarded to the family expeditious”, said Project Director, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Dillip Kumar Parida.

Source: Hindustan Times May 18, 2019 07:30 UTC