Kerala will be formally declared an
Open Defecation-Free state on the Kerala Formation Day on Tuesday November01,2016
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will make the declaration at a function to be held at central stadium here at 4 p.m.
Kerala, the third state in the country to attain the status after Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh, did so by constructing 1,74,720 toilets within three months.
It was a joint effort of the Suchithwa Mission, Jalanidhi, local bodies and voluntary and non-governmental organisations.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will make the declaration at a function to be held at central stadium here at 4 p.m.
Kerala, the third state in the country to attain the status after Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh, did so by constructing 1,74,720 toilets within three months.
It was a joint effort of the Suchithwa Mission, Jalanidhi, local bodies and voluntary and non-governmental organisations.
Thrissur was the first district to
become ODF, followed by Kannur and Kozhikode.
In Idukki, the last
district to join the list, a group of engineering students set up
toilets in the remote tribal village of Edamalakkdy, which received a
special mention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly radio
programme 'Man Ki Baat' on Sunday.
The maximum number of toilets was
constructed in Palakkad - 23,075, followed by Alappuzha - 14,985 and
Wayanad - 13,777.
All the 941 grama panchayats were already declared as
ODF.
Considering the remarkable achievement
in implementing the centre's scheme, the state even invited the prime
minister to the function on Tuesday Nov 01,2016, but he could not turn up.
Minister
for Rural Development and Sanitation Narendra Singh Tomar would attend
the meeting.
The campaign, which was part of centre's Swachh Bharat
Mission, would benefit about 8 lakh people. Ernakulam had attained ODF
status on October 16,2016
In the first phase, all the 82 panchayats were
declared ODF.
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