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Oct 02, 2018
70% of UP has been declared Open Defecation Free, but the residents of these village tell a different story
With exactly a year to the Swachch Bharat Mission deadline, the clock is ticking. Perhaps a bit too hard and fast for rural Uttar Pradesh, where 1000 toilets are being constructed on a daily basis, according to official district-level records. As Gandhi Jayanti 2018 clocks in, Khabar Lahariya investigates the numbers across districts of rural UP. -
Sep 15, 2018
Swachhata Hi Seva campaign: Yogi Adityanath says sanitation mission helped Uttar Pradesh realise 'distant dream' of cleanliness
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachhata Hi Seva movement via video conference. -
Sep 15, 2018
Arun Jaitley boasts about 'phenomenal' success of Swachh Bharat 'people's movement', says it improved quality of life
In his Facebook blog, Arun Jaitley wrote that the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan had transformed from a "people's movement" into a "women's movement". -
Sep 15, 2018
Narendra Modi launches 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign: PM says sanitation coverage increased from 40% to 90%
Launching the "Swachhata Hi Seva" campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday all sections of society and every part of the country have joined the cleanliness drive. -
Jul 19, 2018
Toilets to solar panel scams: What the money trail on the policies implemented in a Bundelkhand village reveals
In Paprenda, a Bundelkhand village, budget upon budget allocated for development — from roads to hand-pumps — has disappeared down the drain. -
Jul 05, 2018
Rs 500, 10 sacks of sand, and two sacks of cement: What villagers near Varanasi are being given to build toilets
We can only get the toilet constructed when the entire amount is paid to us. But the kotedaar (who distributes ration) and the pradhan said that if we don’t construct the toilets now, he will stop giving us our rations. But again, we can only construct the toilet once we get all the material. Otherwise, how is it possible? Even the rations are distributed in a haphazard, confused manner. Half of us don’t get it only!” -
May 25, 2018
Odisha targets to achieve 'Open Defecation Free' status by 2018: Panchayat bodies, SHGs to be involved
Odisha government has said the state has registered a substantial progress in toilet coverage under the 'Swachh Bharat Mission' (SBM) and set a target to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status by the end of 2018. -
May 24, 2018
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan ground reality: Painting, remodelling of toilets sparks sanitation revolution in Odisha
Odisha, which has an abysmal record when it comes to access to toilets, has seen some startling success stories from a few villages of this laggard state. -
May 18, 2018
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan ground realities expose poor sanitation coverage, hyped 'open-defecation free' claims by districts
Four years into Swachh Bharat, districts have been vying to declare themselves open-defecation free, but only on basis of number of toilets built, not usage -
Apr 28, 2018
Puducherry L-G Kiran Bedi 'clarifies' order linking free rice distribution with Swachh Bharat campaign after public outrage
Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi announced an order for the union territory, which would halt free rice distribution to the poor if their villages are not free of open defecation and garbage
