On March 2, the stage was set for the mega event. Bhalla had gathered his family and all of his colleagues on the road. A ribbon was tied for the 500 m sewer lake to be inaugurated. “My 11-year old daughter cut the ribbon and inaugurated it, as I wanted someone of her age to be involved too—so that she can realise the condition people live in,” says Bhalla, “She was hesitant to get into the mud at first, but I said, ‘Keechad saaf karne ke liye toh kichad mein utarna padega na (To clean filth, you have to get into the filth yourself)’.”