This book attempts to address the various issues concerning bad sanitation conditions in India. Highlighting the shocking state of affairs with respect to toilets in India, especially for women and girls and those living in slums, it presents first-hand experience about how sanitation can best be built into city planning and made it central to good living.

Focusing on sustainability of toilets and sanitation, it describes in detail the management options and community participation, toilet norms and standards, toilet planning and design, and maintenance and management. It puts emphasis that toilet should be made a fundamental right.