Women at Jantar Mantar protest struggle for toilets, water as basic facilities remain out of reach
Protest venue under a web of cameras and facial recognition systemsHarishma, a protester from Bengaluru, said accessing a washroom has become one of the hardest parts of staying at the protest."It is so difficult. I have to go back to my hostel to relieve myself, especially as a woman," she said, adding that the lack of basic facilities has made it difficult to remain at the protest for long hours. A volunteer doctor, who has been stationed at the protest site for several days, recalled her own experience."Water in Jantar Mantar was cut from the beginning.
- ▪Protest venue under a web of cameras and facial recognition systemsHarishma, a protester from Bengaluru, said accessing a washroom has become one of the hardest parts of staying at the protest."It is so difficult.
- ▪I have to go back to my hostel to relieve myself, especially as a woman," she said, adding that the lack of basic facilities has made it difficult to remain at the protest for long hours.
- ▪A volunteer doctor, who has been stationed at the protest site for several days, recalled her own experience."Water in Jantar Mantar was cut from the beginning.
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For many women camping at Jantar Mantar, the biggest challenge is no longer spending long hours under the blazing sun or navigating the crowds, it is finding a clean and accessible washroom.With water supply at the protest site cut and access to nearby toilets becoming increasingly difficult, women protesters and volunteer doctors say even meeting basic hygiene needs has become a daily struggle, forcing some to leave the site and disrupting medical services. Protest venue under a web of cameras and facial recognition systemsHarishma, a protester from Bengaluru, said accessing a washroom has become one of the hardest parts of staying at the protest."It is so difficult.
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