‘Seven cities have tackled faecal sludge’
6 years ago

‘Seven cities have tackled faecal sludge’

The Hindu  

Seven cities – all in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh – have been certified ODF++, according to the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. The certification, an extension of the ODF or Open Defecation Free protocol, means that all the faecal sludge and sewage in these cities is treated scientifically before discharge. “These cities have 100% of their faecal matter treated by sewage treatment plants or faecal sludge treatment plants. They are also free of open defecation and open urination, with at least 25% of the community and public toilets in excellent condition.” These are the first cities to qualify under the government’s new extended protocol to sustain gains made under the basic ODF protocol, he stated. The Urban Affairs Ministry is setting up a sub-mission on faecal sludge management under its AMRUT scheme for 500 cities and towns, said Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra.

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Over 90% villages in Punjab, three other states achieved ODF Plus status: Centre
1 month ago

Over 90% villages in Punjab, three other states achieved ODF Plus status: Centre

Hindustan Times  

Over 90% of villages in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have achieved Open Defecation Free Plus status, the Jal Shakti ministry said on Tuesday. Open Defecation Free Plus is an advanced sanitation benchmark under the Swachh Bharat Mission, aimed at sustaining and enhancing the outcomes of ODF status.While the ODF status is achieved when a community eliminates open …

From Open Defecation to ODF Plus: Swachh Bharat Mission's Remarkable Journey Towards Total Cleanliness
1 year, 3 months ago

From Open Defecation to ODF Plus: Swachh Bharat Mission's Remarkable Journey Towards Total Cleanliness

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh government, during the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission, proudly announced that all of its 95,767 villages had attained the ODF Plus status, marking a remarkable 100 per cent success rate for the state. Over 4.43 lakh villages, which is 75 per cent of all Indian villages, have voluntarily proclaimed their ODF Plus status, marking a …

Top-notch ‘aspirational’ toilets to usher in change
1 year, 9 months ago

Top-notch ‘aspirational’ toilets to usher in change

The Hindu  

A quarter of all new public restrooms in Indian cities will soon have high-end features such as luxurious bath cubicles, touchless flushing, breast-feeding rooms, and automatic sanitary napkin incinerators. “A directive has been sent to all State governments to ensure that henceforth 25% of public toilet seats added in any city or urban unit are ‘aspirational toilets’,” sources in the …

Sustainable sanitation: Co-treatment emerges as a key solution in Uttarakhand
2 years, 1 month ago

Sustainable sanitation: Co-treatment emerges as a key solution in Uttarakhand

Firstpost  

India in the past few years has adopted a holistic and multi-stakeholder approach to solve for its sanitation needs, despite the challenge of rising urbanization. The launch of the National Faecal Sludge and Septage Management Policy in 2017 was a milestone step that led the discourse beyond ensuring access to toilets, towards proper containment, disposal and treatment of faecal sludge. …

All Urban Areas in Haryana, Every City in Punjab Open Defecation Free: Govt
4 years, 4 months ago

All Urban Areas in Haryana, Every City in Punjab Open Defecation Free: Govt

News 18  

All urban areas in Haryana have been certified as open defecation free, the Union housing and urban affairs ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. It stated that all cities in Punjab have been certified ODF, while Chandigarh has achieved 100 per cent door-to-door waste collection. Chandigarh is currently processing 91 per cent of the 482 tonnes per day waste …

CSE questions sustainability of Swachh Bharat Mission's public toilet initiative
5 years, 3 months ago

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

Firstpost  

The group asked how will these toilets be kept functional and waste generated be disposed of efficiently. The Centre for Science and Environment has questioned the sustainability of the government’s Swachh Bharat Mission and raised concerns over the maintenance of the nearly 100 million toilets constructed under the ambitious programme. India has built 100 million toilets in about six lakh …

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

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

Firstpost  

Patna: The progress of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s much-hyped programme to make the country open defecation free under Swachh Bharat Mission has been lackadaisical in Bihar, so much so that the evidence is in plentiful supply outside the capital city of Patna. Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, speaking at an event in Patna recently, said the state would be …

67 lakh household toilets in Delhi by 2019-end: Minister
6 years, 4 months ago

67 lakh household toilets in Delhi by 2019-end: Minister

The Quint  

New Delhi, Sep 4 Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that Delhi's civic bodies will construct five lakh community and 67 lakh household toilets by the end of 2019. He also said that unlike previous years, 'Swachh Survekshan 2019' will encourage large-scale citizen participation and sustainability of initiatives to make towns and cities garbage-free …

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