Nearly half of India's 1.2 billion people have no toilet at home, but more people own a mobile phone, according to the latest census data.
Public Hygeine
People do not care about public hygiene, and they do not realize that keeping environment clean is societal obligation.
Indis atill lags behind in cleanliness and public hygeine.t is not just humans who dirty Indian public spaces: even stray animals who are uncared for such as street dogs and cows use the open spaces for defecating. This makes it very difficult to walk on footway or steet. Such sanitation problems have generally been ignored, with neither the state nor the citizens accepting responsibility and taking the matter seriously.
Litter
As Sriram Vadlamani writes:
“No body in India thinks that litter is a problem at all. Majority of Indians are used to throwing trash on the road. In fact, Indian roads double up as parking spaces, trash cans, temporary storage for construction materials, and free loading docks for enterprises.”
Plastic
The use of plastic, steel and other non-biodegradable products have had tremendous impact on the country’s environmental degradation and litter problem. Although the use of plastic bags is being banned in some cities, littering habits have not changed among the population and plastic is still being used by most of the population as a cheaper alternative to biodegradable products. Popular sites in the country such as beaches, rivers and monumental sites are equally littered with plastic and other waste materials.
The Great Pacific garbage patch, is a gyre of marine debris particles in the central North Pacific Ocean located roughly between 135°W to 155°W and 35°N and 42°N. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch] .
Sanitation problems
There are a number of other sanitation problems which dirty the streetscapes of India apart from littering. This includes spitting, using public spaces for toiletry needs as a result of the lack of good public toilets.
Professor Jayati Ghosh from JNU admits that:
“Sanitation remains our worst concern. India is the least improved country when it comes to access to proper sanitation. In some places, modern toilets have been set up but they have no water. We have the largest population in the world that defecates in the open.”
Spitting on street and corners
Spitting on the streets is another habitual Indian concern. Although in the West it is considered rude and a social taboo, in India it has become socially acceptable. t is not only visually unpleasant to see, but can spread bacterial diseases and is a major health concern of which most of the population is unaware.
Indian public spaces are poorly maintained. As the population in India continues to grow into the billions, with economic limitations, it has been difficult for Indians to give particular attention to their outside environment. Sanitation problems such as litter, lack of public toilets and spitting on the streets are a growing concern which hinders not only the quality of the environment but also the global image of Indian society as a whole.
Japanese & cleanliness
Visit the link, http://rt.com/news/167408-japan-fans-cleaning-stadium/ , and see how the best football fans, Japanses, clean the tribune after a Group C footbal match between Japan and Greece at the Dunas Arena in Natal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 19, 2014.
Cleanliness is the responsibility of every citizen of India. Of Course, the charity begins from home. First of all we should clean our house and surrounding where we are living. In other countries you can't throw a single piece of garbage any where and if you do you will be punished by law but in our country we Indian including me. We throw garbage anywhere and we don't ask the owner about dustbin. So cleanliness is our moral duty and a responsibility and we can't escape from it.
We should spread awareness about hygiene and sanitation in public through media by campaign.
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