Story of mason Kalavati Devi on mission to build toilets in Kanpur

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The saga of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan would remain incomplete without a mention of 50-year-old Kalabati Devi’s contribution to the mission. A mason by profession in Uttar Pradesh, Kalabati Devi didn’t hesitate to go door-to-door and collect funds for construction of toilets in slums and low-income areas across the city of Kanpur.

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