Kapilvastu, Oct. 22 -- On Saturday morning, Raju Pandey, of Pakarbhitwa in Yashodhara Rural Municipality, stepped out of a passenger bus at Taulihawa Bus Park and looked around for a public toilet. He had travelled to Taulihawa from Kathmandu.

But Pandey did not find any toilet near the bus park area. "As I did not have any other alternative, I was compelled to relieve myself in the open area," said Pandey.

Like Pandey, Nandalal Yadav of Mayadevi Rural Municipality, who arrived in Taulihawa, the district headquarters of Kapilvastu, to transfer land titles in the District Land Revenue Office, also searched for a public toilet upon arriving in the area. "I struggled to find a toilet for 30 minutes, then I relieved myself at the paddy fiel...