India today is often seen as a rapidly modernising country, but there is one area where it still falls far short access to proper toilets for millions of people. A recent United Nations report says India tops the list of countries where people still defecate in the open and puts the number at 640 million.

Every morning for the last decade, 38-year-old Ameena, a domestic help and her family members head out to the open fields next to her shanty, alongside the railway tracks to relieve themselves. It is common to see such people squatting by roads and rail tracks, openly defecating in India's national capital because there are simply no adequate public toilet facilities. (Source: ABC Australia)