Open Defecation-free

In a significant milestone for Jammu and Kashmir under the Swachh Bharat Mission, all of its 6,650 villages have been declared open defecation-free plus model, officials said here on Saturday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kick-started countrywide celebrations to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi today. PM Modi, who launched the 'Swachh Bharat' campaign in 2014, will declare the country open defecation-free at the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat in the evening.

Speaking on the ocassion of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the 'Father of the Nation' cared deeply about environmental conservation, protection of animals and protection of animals and achieving these goals would be a fitting tribute to him. PM also declared India open defecation-free

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Sabarmati Ashram tomorrow, on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, and later declare the country open defecation-free, a BJP leader said.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today declared rural areas of the state open defecation-free and claimed the state has constructed the highest number of toilets in the country.

The Telangana government is taking steps to make all towns in the state open defecation-free (ODF) by August 15, a minister said today.

Uttarakhand will be open defecation-free by the end of this month, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has asserted. He said his government has laid maximum emphasis on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a Swachh Bharat and has taken a number of steps for cleanliness.

After the Swachh Bharat survey revealed that Indias most populous state Uttar Pradesh is also the filthiest, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath decided to take the matter into his own hands, literally. Armed with a broom, the chief minister headed to a congested pocket of Lucknow and swept the streets along with his ministers.

Porbandar, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, and nearly 170 towns in Gujarat, were today declared Open Defecation Free on the birth anniversary of the 'Father of the Nation'.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today said his government would work to make the state "100 per cent mosquito-free" in the next two years.

Kerala will be declared as open defecation-free state on its formation day on November 1 with the CPIM-led LDF government planning to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend a function in Thiruvananthapuram.

Kerala is gearing up to be declared as the first 'open defecation free', among the most populous states in the country with the completion of 1.90 lakh toilets in its 941 village panchayats by this November.

Declared open defecation-free a year ago, the nondescript Pokhri village in Aurangabad is home to some other backward caste families who claim they are forced to defecate in the open as they are yet to receive funds for building toilets.

Kerala is all set to become open defecation-free with the state-run Suchitwa Mission aiming to achieve the goal by November 1 this year.

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today said all the villages in the state would be open defecation-free in the next one year.

In a significant milestone for Jammu and Kashmir under the Swachh Bharat Mission, all of its 6,650 villages have been declared open defecation-free plus model, officials said here on Saturday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kick-started countrywide celebrations to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi today. PM Modi, who launched the 'Swachh Bharat' campaign in 2014, will declare the country open defecation-free at the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat in the evening.

Speaking on the ocassion of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the 'Father of the Nation' cared deeply about environmental conservation, protection of animals and protection of animals and achieving these goals would be a fitting tribute to him. PM also declared India open defecation-free

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Sabarmati Ashram tomorrow, on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, and later declare the country open defecation-free, a BJP leader said.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today declared rural areas of the state open defecation-free and claimed the state has constructed the highest number of toilets in the country.

The Telangana government is taking steps to make all towns in the state open defecation-free (ODF) by August 15, a minister said today.

Uttarakhand will be open defecation-free by the end of this month, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has asserted. He said his government has laid maximum emphasis on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a Swachh Bharat and has taken a number of steps for cleanliness.

After the Swachh Bharat survey revealed that Indias most populous state Uttar Pradesh is also the filthiest, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath decided to take the matter into his own hands, literally. Armed with a broom, the chief minister headed to a congested pocket of Lucknow and swept the streets along with his ministers.

Porbandar, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, and nearly 170 towns in Gujarat, were today declared Open Defecation Free on the birth anniversary of the 'Father of the Nation'.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today said his government would work to make the state "100 per cent mosquito-free" in the next two years.

Kerala will be declared as open defecation-free state on its formation day on November 1 with the CPIM-led LDF government planning to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend a function in Thiruvananthapuram.

Kerala is gearing up to be declared as the first 'open defecation free', among the most populous states in the country with the completion of 1.90 lakh toilets in its 941 village panchayats by this November.

Declared open defecation-free a year ago, the nondescript Pokhri village in Aurangabad is home to some other backward caste families who claim they are forced to defecate in the open as they are yet to receive funds for building toilets.

Kerala is all set to become open defecation-free with the state-run Suchitwa Mission aiming to achieve the goal by November 1 this year.

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today said all the villages in the state would be open defecation-free in the next one year.