Tag: ODF

Centre asks states to create hand washing facilities in all schools

The states have been asked to fast-track the provision of stand-alone piped water supply solutions and simple, sustainable solar solutions.

December 22, 2022

FinMin releases Rs 13,386 cr to 25 states as grant to RLBs

Tied grants are released to the rural local bodies (RLBs) for improving two services -- Sanitation and maintenance of open-defecation free (ODF) status

August 31, 2021

Homeless Kanyashree girl, many others await toilets in ODF area

Kadori Khatun, an 11-year-old homeless Kanyashree girl, and her elder sister, Adori runs a teas stall sustain their parents who live in Bharatpur-I block in Murshidabad. They have no latrine but instead Kuye, the rain-fed river.

July 31, 2021

Goa fudging data to declare villages as ODF, says Congress’ Kamat

The state's Director (rural) for Swachh Bharat Mission declared, on Saturday  that both the districts in the state (North Goa and South Goa) were ODF.

September 1, 2019

SATO to provide smart, hygienic toilets in 7 districts in 1st phase

SATO, an innovative, affordable and hygienic toilet solution, on Thursday announced the availability of its products in Odisha. In the first phase, SATO products will be available through SATO distributors in Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, and Jagatsinghpur covering seven districts. In the next few months, SATO plans to reach all the districts in the state. Deepak...

February 16, 2018

Wealthy India can’t be made without a healthy India: Naidu

The first step to create a developed India is to create a clean India, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu said today. Naidu was speaking at India Today’s ‘Safaigiri’ awards on a day the Centre is observing the third anniversary of its Swachh Bharat Mission, which aims at making the country open defecation free (ODF) by 2019....

October 3, 2017