VIDEO: Village Achampatti Is Now a Zero Open-Defecation Village Thanks to This 90-Year-Old Couple!

The couple also constructed the toilet themselves under the MNREGA scheme. They also dug up two pits and took care of curing after construction.

By Mandar Pandhare

June 20, 2016 1 Min Read

C. Alagu Ambalam and his wife A. Angammal, a 90-year-old couple, volunteered to build the first toilet in their village Achampatti. They constructed the toilet themselves under the MNREGA scheme. They also dug up two pits and took care of curing after construction.

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90 year old couple build a toiletVillage Achampatti is now a Zero Open-Defecation Village thanks to this 90-year-old couple!

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VIDEO: Village Achampatti Is Now a Zero Open-Defecation Village Thanks to This 90-Year-Old Couple!