The act of defecating in the open is a common problem in villages. The faeces dumped in the open paves a path for harmful insects, which consequently leads to detrimental diseases. But a 104-year-old woman took the matter into her hands and did something really remarkable. Meet Kunwar Bai, hailing from Kotabharri village, who sold her goats to build 2 toilets.

PM Narendra Modi touched her feet while felicitating her on the launch of ‘Rurban Mission’ at Kurrubhat village, Chhattisgarh.

This mission was launched in Kotabharri village in Chhattisgarh.

Modi was impressed by her efforts and the way she encouraged other villagers also to do the same. This is what he said:

“An elderly woman of 104 years who stays in a remote village, does not watch TV or read papers, but the message of building toilets under clean India mission somehow reached her. She sold off her goats to build toilets at home and also encouraged others from the village to build toilets.”

What is Rurban Mission?
The Rurban Mission aims to introduce civic and infrastructural amenities in villages. Districts of villages Rajnandgaon, Dhamtari, Bastar and Kabirdham will be built first.