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Urban Sanitation Journey Though Well Begun, Is Far From Over: Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

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February 28, 2020
Urban Sanitation Journey Though Well Begun, Is Far From Over: Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
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The Union Minister for Urban Development talks about urban India’s open defecation free journey and says that each one of us should contribute towards making India sustainable and swachh (CLEAN) ...
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Cabinet Approves Swachh Bharat Phase-II

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IANS
February 20, 2020
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation has advised all the states to reconfirm that there are no rural households that still don't have access to a toilet
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Swachh Bharat Mission - Grameen Phase-II will be implemented in a mission mode with a total estimated budgeted financial implication of Rs 52,497 crore for the period from 2020-21 to 2024-25 ...
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India’s Cleanest City Indore Is Anand Mahindra’s Monday Motivation, Gets Praised For The Swachh Transformation

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February 17, 2020
India’s Cleanest City Indore Is Anand Mahindra’s Monday Motivation, Gets Praised For The Swachh Transformation
Madhya Pradesh News
Chairman of Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra, appreciated the progress Indore has made under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan; said, ‘the city’s transformation is miraculous’ ...
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Swachh Bharat For All? Despite Community Toilets Built, Access Remains An Issue For Slum Dwellers In Delhi

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February 11, 2020
From lack of space to build household toilets to lack of regular water supply and connectivity to sewage network, slums posed many problems to the toilet construction spree under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Features Status Of Sanitation In Delhi
Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) built approximately 19,000 community toilets throughout Delhi in the past four years, and yet most of the people living in slums visited by NDTV's Banega Swasth India team, choose to defecate in the open, here’s a ground report ...
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‘We Feel Safe Using Pink Toilets,’ Vote The Women Of New Delhi Who Have Been Experiencing One-Of-Its Kind Facilities Since 2017

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February 11, 2020
Features Status Of Sanitation In Delhi
Pink toilets are more than just about the shade of the paint on these toilets. Meant for only women, these toilets do more than provide privacy to women. Here’s an on-ground report of some pink toilets in Delhi ...
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Penalty Hiked For Violation Of Cleanliness Rules: East Coast Railway

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PTI
February 10, 2020
The move of hiking fines is in line with Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and a National Green Tribunal order
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In a bid to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in the Railways, East Coast Railway has increased penalties for those found guilty of vandalism, spitting, sticking unauthorized bills and open defecation ...
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On Ground Reports: Thousands Of Toilets Built Since 2014 Yet Access To Toilets Remains An Issue In The National Capital

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February 10, 2020
As part of a special feature series, NDTV reports from the ground on various aspects of sanitation related issues in the capital
Features Status Of Sanitation In Delhi
How is Delhi faring on the sanitation front now that the open defecation free (ODF) deadline set under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is done and dusted? ...
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“Building Toilets Is Not Enough To Eradicate Open Defecation,” Experts Stress On The Need To Maintain The Toilets in Delhi

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February 10, 2020
NDTV’s Banega Swasth India team decided to conduct an on-ground reality check on the condition of a bunch of public toilets in Delhi
Features Status Of Sanitation In Delhi
In a city of over 20 million population, access to toilets remains an issue in the city of Delhi. Despite constructing dozens of public toilets, the on ground reality remains questionable as citizens continue to be hesitant to use them blaming it on their condition. Here is NDTV’s on ground report on the condition of public toilets in the city ...
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Manual Scavenging: 24-Year-Old Sanitation Worker Dies While Cleaning Sewer In Delhi

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PTI
February 3, 2020
While Ravi was declared brought dead by doctors, 35-year-old Sanjay’s condition is critical and is undergoing treatment at the LNJP hospital in Delhi
Manual Scavenging News
24-year-old sanitation worker, Ravi died when he along with another 35-year-old sanitation worker entered a sewer in CBD ground in Delhi’s Karkadooma to clean it ...
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Budget 2020: An Overview Of Budget Allocations For A Swasth And Swachh India

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February 1, 2020
Budget 2020: An Overview Of Budget Allocations For A Swasth And Swachh India
News Swasth India
Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman's second budget shows an increase in budget allocation for healthcare, nutrition, plan for clean air and a decreasing trend for centre’s flagship scheme – Swachh Bharat Abhiyan ...
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From ODF Plus To Waste Management, Experts Explain What Union Budget 2020 Means For The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

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February 1, 2020
From ODF Plus To Waste Management, Experts Explain What Union Budget 2020 Means For The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman announced her second Union Budget on February 1, with an allocation of Rs. 12,300 crores for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan which is down from last year ...
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Budget 2020 Highlights: Here’s What Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget Had For A Swachh And Swasth India

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February 1, 2020
Budget 2020 Highlights: Here's What Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Had For A Swachh And Swasth India
News Swasth India
Top highlights from Budget 2020 on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and nutritional schemes presented by Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament today ...
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