8000 Toilets In 20 Days. India's New Toilet Record

Udham Singh Nagar a district in Uttarakhand has set a national record and secured a place in Limca Book of Records by constructing 8,000 toilets in just 20 days. The toilets were constructed in 351 gram panchayats of the district from January 25, 2016 to February 15, 2016. Udham Singh Nagar has turned into a great example of how government schemes, when properly used, can transform the lives of people. The district achieved its targets by using fund from two government schemes – NREGA which is an act offering to guarantee hundred days of wage-employment in a year to a rural household and Swachh Bharat Mission.