The nation was declared open defecation-free (ODF) on September 30, 2019. With this declaration, Nepal is supposed to become the first South Asian country to achieve the status.
But the reality is otherwise in Khandbari of Sankhuwasabha. There is no public toilet in Khandbari, the district headquarters of Sankhuwasabha.
The people who arrive there from villages for various works often face difficulties for lack of a public toilet, forcing them to defecate in the open market area.