When Anita Narre stormed out of the house, she just had one request; let me flush.

According to BBC reports, the newlywed woman in India left home because they had no toilet and returned only when her husband built one.

Her husband Shivram, a daily wage worker, said he had not been able to have a toilet at home for lack of money. He said his newly constructed toilet, built on his savings and “some support from the village council,” convinced his wife to come back home after eight days.

An NGO announced a $10,000 reward for Mrs. Narre for her “brave” decision and forcing her husband to build a toilet, BBC reported

Lack of sanitation is a serious problem in India which more than half a billion people still suffer from.

Anita emphasized woman’s rights to have access to proper sanitation in an interview.
“It is not nice for women to go outside to defecate. That’s why every home should have a toilet. Those who don’t should make sure there is one,” she told the BBC.

But under new local laws in states like Chhattisgarh, representatives are obliged to construct a flush toilet in their own home within a year of being elected. Those who fail to do so face dismissal.

The law making toilets mandatory has been introduced in several Indian states as part of the “sanitation for all” drive by the Indian government.