Funding gap stalls project to build toilets

A construction project undertaken as part of the country's "toilet revolution" is being investigated after the roofs and walls of the structure were left unfinished - leaving embarrassed villagers to use the "open toilets".

More than 50 restrooms were planned in Fenghuang village, Loufan county in Shanxi province, in 2016, but a misunderstanding over who was responsible for funding left the project incomplete.

The county's Patriotic Health Campaign Committee Office said the finance department is channeling money into the work and the project will resume soon, China National Radio reported on Sunday.