A child reacts as he showcases water filled from a handpump outside his house in Palheya, Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, India, February 2022.
Vinod Ram, 28, maintains an open sewer, Takiyapar slum, Patna, Bihar, India.Vinod used to be a manual scavenger but now works as a sanitation worker. He has five children but one died. Gopal, 8, Gopi, 8, Deva 5.

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