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Where condoms are used in saris, roads! Saturday July 24 2004 18:21 IST IANS LUCKNOW: Call it use or misuse, but in India condoms have apparently found their way into Benarasi silk saris, roads, water containers and more! They may be distributed free by government agencies in India to check population growth and diseases like AIDS, but safe sex is not what they always get used for. "Condoms are being used in the finishing of the famous Benaras silk saris; providing a smooth finish to tarred roads; as well as in waterproofing ceilings in India," said a report presented at an international conference in Bangkok. In villages, people have been seen using condoms for carrying water when they go out to the fields to answer the call of nature, the report adds. The information came as a shock to delegates at the conference, says Rama Kant of King George's Medical University (KGMU) who had prepared the report. Kant told IANS on his return here: "Even I did not believe it until I got confirmation from my assistants helping me in the study." He said: "The lubricant in latex-made condoms comes in handy for giving a smooth finish and shine to Benaras silk saris. "For waterproofing, condoms are cut and spread under the cement-concrete mortar above ceilings; and as for roads, large quantities of condoms are mixed with tar-concrete in hot-mix plants to churn out a high quality road finish product." Kant, who is a surgeon of high repute, believes not more than 20-25 percent of condoms distributed freely are put to their proper use. "Naturally, condoms worth billions are being misused across the length and breadth of the country," he said. "And that is bound to reflect in the virtual failure of the WHO objective to promote the use of condoms for prevention of AIDS and check population growth," he added. http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEO20040724080032&Page=O&Title=This+is+India&Topic=0& |
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