Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign of "Swachh Bharat" and construction of toilets has been gaining momentum. While the government is making its efforts, voluntary organisations, business associations, individuals, etc. are all being seen to add in to this campaign. Today's news item by Chetna Chaudhary in Times of India has given a new dimension of how the community can also help in the efforts in a big way.
Residents of 110 villages from three neighbouring states - Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, in a sweeping move to inculcate healthy habits and curb open defecation decide to go for "No toilet, no bride" policy.
Around 1,200 villagers from the three states took part in a panchayat at Tiwara village in Punahana sub-division of Nuh, around 100 km from Gurgaon, on Thursday and unanimously decided to not marry their daughters into households which do not have toilets. They have also decided to ban liquor consumption and DJ music at weddings to check overheads, the burden of which often fall on brides' families.
Read more on this in Times of India.....
