New Delhi: Sulabh Worldwide founder Bindeshwar Pathak, a pioneer in constructing public bathrooms, died aged 80 on Tuesday at AIIMS Delhi attributable to a cardiac arrest. In line with his aide, Pathak hoisted the nationwide flag within the morning on the event of Independence Day and collapsed quickly after that.
He was rushed to AIIMS Delhi and was reportedly declared introduced useless at 1.42 pm.
Condoling his loss of life, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the passing away of Bindeshwar Pathak is a ‘profound loss’ for our nation.
“He was a visionary who labored extensively for societal progress and empowering the downtrodden,” he tweeted.
Modi stated that Bindeshwar made it his mission to construct a cleaner India and supplied monumental assist to the Swachh Bharat Mission.
The passing away of Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak Ji is a profound loss for our nation. He was a visionary who labored extensively for societal progress and empowering the downtrodden.
Bindeshwar Ji made it his mission to construct a cleaner India. He supplied monumental assist to the… pic.twitter.com/z93aqoqXrc
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 15, 2023
“Throughout our numerous conversations, his ardour in the direction of Swachhata was all the time seen. His work will proceed to encourage a number of individuals. My deepest condolences to his household and family members throughout this tough time. Om Shanti,” the prime minister added.
Bindeshwar Pathak, the mind behind Sulabh bathrooms
Born in a Brahmin household within the Rampur Baghel village of Bihar’s Vaishali district, Bindeshwar Pathak — the mind behind the Sulabh bathrooms (generally often called Sulabh shauchalaya) — was well known in India and all over the world for dedicating his life to constructing a nationwide sanitation motion spanning over 5 many years.
His contribution made a essential distinction within the lives of tens of millions of severely deprived poor who could not afford bathrooms.
In 1991, Pathak was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his monumental work for liberating and rehabilitating guide scavengers and in addition for stopping environmental air pollution by offering pour-flush rest room know-how which served as a substitute for dry latrines.
A yr after that, he was additionally bestowed with ‘The Worldwide Saint Francis Prize for the Surroundings – Canticle of All Creatures’ by Pope John Paul II.
The jury in a press release that he was unanimously chosen for his ‘complete and interdependent nature of Pathak’s environmental and social dedication to the human accountability of the earth.’
