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India's "Mr Sanitation"
In 1968 Dr Bindeshwar Pathak began his mission to improve toilet facilities for the poorest people of India. He developed an affordable, ecological twin-pit latrine system.
In 1968 Dr Bindeshwar Pathak began his mission to improve toilet facilities for the poorest people of India. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, he developed an affordable, ecological twin-pit latrine system that has helped millions of people in India and around the world to avoid potentially fatal diseases. He explained to Rebecca Kesby, why sanitation became his life's passion.
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