"Often, one has to hold their urine for hours, which leads to abdominal pain. Because of this, I once even developed a urinary tract infection. I was hospitalised for several days."
Ayushi, a 25-year-old resident of Delhi, is one of thousands who face this situation. Long daily commutes via the metro for work, visits to crowded markets without toilets, or spending hours running small businesses without such facilities.
Ayushi, a resident of Shastri Park, said that due to the scarcity of public toilets in the city and the unhygienic state of the few that do exist, women are often forced to either hold their urine or use filthy facilities. Consequently, she herself had to battle a vaginal infection.
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