Men openly lining up in front of walls, trees or on the pathways along the roadside are not uncommon sights, even after three years of the biggest cleanliness drive – the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The reasons range from not enough public toilets, to the unhygienic state of the ones that do exist, but more importantly public apathy and lack of awareness are the main reasons why the problem of open defecation still persists.
