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India News: Pathak's Sulabh International has constructed nearly 1.3 million household toilets and 54 million government toilets based on an innovative design. Ap

An aide said that Pathak hoisted the national flag in the morning on the occasion of Independence Day and collapsed soon after that. He was rushed to AIIMS Delhi. A source at the hospital said Pathak was declared brought dead at 1.42 pm.

Under Sulabh International, Bindeshwar Pathak developed and implemented, on a pan-India scale, a low-cost and appropriate toilet technology popularly known as the Sulabh Shauchalaya system.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the demise of founder of Sulabh International and noted social worker Bindeshwar Pathak."The passing away of Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak Ji is a profound loss for our nation. He was a visionary ...

The aide said that Pathak hoisted the national flag in the morning on the occasion of Independence Day and collapsed soon after that. He was rushed to AIIMS Delhi.

Social activist and founder of 'Sulabh International' Bindeshwar Pathak, who campaigned extensively to alleviate the plight of manual scavengers, died at a Delhi hospital on Tuesday.

Pathak, 80, died on Tuesday after a cardiac arrest

According to AIIMS official spokesperson, Pathak had developed pain in his chest and was being brought to AIIMS emergency in Delhi when he suffered a cardiac arrest at around 1.30 pm. He was 80.

The aide said that Pathak hoisted the national flag in the morning on the occasion of Independence Day and collapsed soon after that.

Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak died aged 80 in Delhi on Tuesday.