Toilet man Bindeshwar
Pathak would be the new face of spick and span Indian trains with the ministry
of railways roping him in as brand ambassador for its cleanliness mission.
The decision to make
Mr Pathak brand ambassador was made after a high-level meeting, which decided
on sprucing up the cleanliness mission in railway stations and trains, a senior
Railways official said.
Mr Pathak’s
organisation Sulabh International has already offered to adopt five major
Railway stations in the country to build toilets and make them open defecation
free. One such station is the capital’s Old Delhi railway station.
Sulabh International
is an India-based social service organisation that works to promote human
rights, environmental sanitation, non-conventional sources of energy, waste
management and social reforms through education. Mr Pathak’s work is considered
pioneering in the field of sanitation and hygiene. He received various national
and international awards for his work with this organisation, including Padma
Bhushan in 2003. His name was added to the Global 500 Roll of Honour.
He also received the
Energy Globe Award and the Stockholm Water Prize. In June, 2013, he got the
Legend of Planet award from the French senate in Paris.
SOURCE ASIAN AGE
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