A penny for your thoughts. A dollar for your... pee?

Authorities in southern India have initiated a new program designed to encourage residents to practice better hygiene, subsequently improving the quality and cleanliness of the area's streets.

Residents can now receive about a dollar a month for using the public urinals. In the town of Musiri, dozens have been lining up to use the facilities and collect their cash. In remote areas like Musiri, urinating in the open is not an uncommon practice. This practice, quite obviously, led to unsanitary conditions in the remote towns.

Officials are also collecting the urine and researching possible methods of using it as a crop fertilizer.