YeinJee's Asian Journal » Town of Musiri http://yeinjee.com Popular blog about Asian culture, lifestyle, entertainment, food, travel, trend, events, traditions and offbeat stuff. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:11:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Go toilet and get paid in India http://yeinjee.com/2008/go-toilet-and-get-paid-in-india/ http://yeinjee.com/2008/go-toilet-and-get-paid-in-india/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:16:17 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/?p=785 Musiri, a remote town in India’s Tamil Nadu state, has launched a scheme to promote hygiene in rural areas by paying residents to use public urinals.

People relieving themselves in the open is a common sight in India’s rural towns and villages, as basic sanitation still eludes millions. [Reuters]

Not really sure about the exact pay, but it’s reported that they would get close to USD1 a month for doing so. Sounds like a small sum, but it could mean something in poor areas… besides, no harm is done for using proper sanitary system.

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