Swachh Survekshan 2020 results will be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a ceremony, 'Swachh Mahotsav' and he will also be interacting with select beneficiaries, swachhagrahis (Clean India Warriors), and Safai Karmis (Sanitation Workers) under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) from different parts of the country through video conference ...
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Hailing from Sitapur, one of India's most backward districts, 60-year-old Kalavati Devi’s spirit of making toilet accessible to the poor contributed in the construction of a 50-seat facility ina slum in Kanpur ...
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While launching the Phase-II of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that this phase will ensure that effective solid and liquid waste management is instituted in every gram panchayat of the country ...
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As per the data shared by Union minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale in the Lok Sabha, over 100 people have died in 2019 alone while cleaning sewers and septic tanks which is a jump of almost 62 per cent from 2018 ...
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While presenting the state budget, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac said that a Green Work Force will be formed to collect segregated waste and to dispose it properly in resource recovery centres ...
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The economic survey stated that the railways has been taking multiple measures to promote sanitation and hygiene along with improving its cleanliness standards under the ‘Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat’ programme launched in 2015 ...
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According to Rishi Garg, Commissioner of Ujjain Municipal Corporation, volunteers from the transgender community have joined hands with the municipal body in order to persuade people to develop the habit of segregating waste and maintain cleanliness around them ...
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Since water would seep through the roof of their hut and flood the kitchen during rains, this family in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki decided to convert their pukka toilet built under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan into a kitchen and continue the practice of defecating in the open ...
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Peddapalli district in Telangana was declared open defecation free (ODF) in 2017 and all 263 villages of the district have undergone a total makeover helping it win six Swachh Sarvekshan awards in two years ...
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Plogging is a fitness trend that began in Sweden in 2016 that involves jogging and 'plocka upp' (Swedish for 'pick up') non-biodegradable waste on the way ...
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According to Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, a total of 45,932 individual household toilets were built in Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh region against target of 60,000 and a total 3,069 community toilets which is more than the set target of 2,078 toilets ...
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As the world marks World Toilet Day 2019, leaders share the success story of Swachh Bharat Mission ...
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