With the Indian prime minister leading the charge, India is getting closer and closer towards its open defecation free (ODF) goal.
According to the prime minister, Narendra Modi, more than 5.5 lakh villages and 600 districts have been declared open defecation free (ODF). It is believed that -98 percent of rural India is now under the sanitation coverage- with nine crore households being provided with latrines.
Jharkhand will Become Open Defecation Free by November 15
According to the Union Minister for Drinking water and Sanitations Uma Bharti, the state of Jharkhand will becomes open defecation free (ODF) by November 15, due to the efforts of the central government to restore sanitation in the state.
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‘All the sarpanches and village heads have been urged by the prime minister to take part in the national campaign by "sharing their beautiful toilet photos" with him by using #MylzzatGhar on social media.’
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"On October 2, 2014, we embarked on a memorable journey together to clean our country and to get rid of open defecation. Due to the unequivocal support from the people of India, today India is moving towards liberation from open defecation much prior to the target of October 2, 2019, so that we may pay our homage to Bapu on his 150th birth anniversary," Modi said in his 'Mann Ki Baat' monthly radio address.
In December 2018, more than 50 lakh toilets participated in the 'Clean Beautiful Toilet' or 'Shining Toilet' contests, he said.
In the contests, people are making their toilets clean and colourful by having them painted. One can find lots of photos of such toilets from Kanyakumari to Kutchh to Kamrup, Assam on the social media, Modi said.
The Prime Minister urged all the sarpanches and village heads to take a lead in this campaign from their respective panchayats by "sharing their beautiful toilet photos" with him by using #MylzzatGhar on social media.
Source: IANS
In the contests, people are making their toilets clean and colourful by having them painted. One can find lots of photos of such toilets from Kanyakumari to Kutchh to Kamrup, Assam on the social media, Modi said.
The Prime Minister urged all the sarpanches and village heads to take a lead in this campaign from their respective panchayats by "sharing their beautiful toilet photos" with him by using #MylzzatGhar on social media.
Source: IANS
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