A review by Jan Swasthya Abhiyan uncovers that around 60% of dissenters camping in Delhi against the three farm laws are turning to open defecation
The review was directed between December 19 and 22 at the five significant dissent destinations including Singhu, Tikri, and Shahjahanpur.
“Absence of proper sanitation is one of the major concerns at protest sites. As a result, protesters are compelled to resort to open defecation – 57.5 percent, almost three in every five respondents have to rely on open sites for defecation,” read the survey.
Inadequate lighting, absence of solid waste management, water stagnation, and deficiency of warm garments are the essential worries for a huge number of individuals protesting at the boundaries of Delhi since 26 November 2020.
“Only 10.5 percent respondents said these toilets (mobile) are clean with proper water supply. Almost seven out of every ten (69.2 percent) respondents observed said the mobile toilets are not cleaned regularly,” the survey added.
As per it, volunteers are doing majority of garbage collection work at various protest sites.
Ranchers, especially from Punjab, are challenging the three farm laws got by the Modi government. The dissenters are requesting a full move back of the laws planned to liberalize trading and transportation of agriculture commodities.
Union horticulture serve Narendra Singh Tomar urged the protesting farm leaders to give up their stubborn stand to repeal the new farm laws and come for a clause by clause discussion.
Notwithstanding, the farmers are stuck on their interest of revoking the new laws and said that they are set up to dissent till 2024.
The 10th round of talks between the protesting farmers and the government is scheduled on 20 January.