While civic bodies across India are rallying support for defecation-free streets as part of PM Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has decided to start amongst its own so that others can take a leaf out of its book. In a rare drive, TMC chief Sanjeev Jaiswal has ordered regular cleaning of the toilets used by its 7,000-odd Class IV employees, so that they don't take to defecating in the open.  

Manish Joshi, deputy municipal commissioner of TMC (in black T-shirt), at the toilet clean-up drive inKharton Road, Thane East