Open Defecation Free

CSE questions sustainability of Swachh Bharat Mission's public toilet initiative

The group asked how will these toilets be kept functional and waste generated be disposed of efficiently.

'India is open defecation free': Experts question govt claim, say scheme is ‘archaic’, people might slip back to their old habit

Experts questioned the government's claim of the country becoming open defecation free

Narendra Modi to declare India open defecation-free on 2 October, says Gujarat deputy CM Nitin Patel

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare the country open defecation-free on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on 2 October

Govt launches 'open defecation free' plus vision document focusing on solid waste management in villages

The government Saturday launched an Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus vision document envisaging solid waste management in villages.

Groundwater contamination was found to be 12 times higher in Indian villages practicing open defecation

After the open-defecation free campaign, the government will focus on solid and liquid waste management in villages.

NDA government's 'Swachh Bharat Mission' in villages has reduced groundwater contamination, reveals UNICEF study

These studies, commissioned by UNICEF and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, were launched on World Environment Day and aimed at assessing the environmental impact and communication footprint of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) respectively.

In Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi, toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission exist only on paper, open defecation continues

In the village of Deora in Jhansi district in Bundelkhand, Suman Devi’s family got money to build a toilet. But the money could not even cover the cost of a toilet pan

Swachh Bharat Mission forced Ladakh to face hard truths about waste management, find traditional solutions

Mismanagement rather than declining water resources is the main reason for the water crisis in Ladakh's Leh town. There is also the problem of waste disposal.

Over nine crore toilets built, 5.5 lakh villages declared open defecation free since 2014, govt tells Lok Sabha

More than nine crore toilets have been constructed across the country, while over 5 lakh villages have been declared ODF till 5 February this year under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G), govt tells Lok Sabha

Swachh Bharat Mission in Bihar stumbling due to govt corruption and slow construction of toilets, say villagers

Villagers in Bihar say the Swachh Bharat Mission has failed to live up to the hype