Safe and sustainable sanitation in slums has immeasurable benefits to women and girls in terms of their health, safety, privacy and dignity. However, women do not feature in most of the schemes and policies on urban sanitation. The fact that even now the manual scavenging exists, only goes to show that not enough has been done to promote pour-flush toilets - and discontinue the use of dry latrines. A more sustained and rigorous campaign needs to be- launched towards the right to sanitation on a very large scale. This should primarily focus on the abolition of manual scavenging.

Correct Option (B)

Statement 2 is correct. The passage highlights the continued existence of manual scavenging and the insufficient promotion of pour-flush toilets, indicating a a failure to adopt safer sanitation methods. It calls for a "sustained and rigorous campaign" towards the "right to sanitation," which implicitly necessitates greater awareness and education on safe sanitation practices in urban areas to discontinue the use of dry latrines and promote better alternatives.

Incorrect Options:

Statement 1 is incorrect. The passage states that the campaign should "primarily focus on the abolition of manual scavenging." The use of the word "primarily" suggests that while manual scavenging is a critical issue, its abolition alone is not presented as the complete or sole solution to fully resolve all urban sanitation problems. The passage also alludes to other issues such as women's exclusion from policies and the general lack of promotion of pour-flush toilets, indicating a broader scope of challenges in urban sanitation.