In Pics: How Sikkim Became India's First ODF State Before Swachh Bharat Was Launched
Long before the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched, Sikkim became India's first open defecation free state in 2008 as the state government and the local population collaborated to construct toilets using local materials and together maintained a strict resilience against open defecation.
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Sikkim which has a population of little over 600,000, was declared an open defecation free state in 2008, 6 years before the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched. Sikkim was also awarded the 'Nirmal Rajya Puraskar' in 2013 for achieving 100 per cent open defecation free status.
