Till a few years ago Dalits in Alwar, Rajasthan were employed in inhumane manual scavenging practices. But thanks to social activism and NGO Sulabh International, the town was Thursday declared free from the illegal practice.

Commemorating the birth anniversary of late prime minister Indira Gandhi and in observance of ‘World Toilet Day’, Sulabh International Thursday marked the end of its six-year long fight against the caste-based tradition in Alwar.