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Jul 13, 2019
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. -
Jun 06, 2019
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. -
Jun 06, 2019
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. -
Apr 11, 2019
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 -
Mar 17, 2019
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. -
Feb 07, 2019
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 -
Jan 09, 2019
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 -
Jan 08, 2019
Swachh Bharat Mission in Odisha hits roadblock as abundant open defecation, insufficient toilets defeat cleanliness drive
Statistics claim that the Bantaligram panchayat, which hosts 1,293 households, has only 234 toilets constructed, while 1,059 toilets are yet to be constructed. -
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.
