PATIALA: The gram panchayat Bhadson has been declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF) through the government. The officials claimed that it's the first ever gram panchayat within the state which has been declared as town after getting loose totally from open defecation. The Bhadson will now be part of the urban native body.
Regional Deputy Director, Local executive division, Patiala Jiwan Jot Kaur claimed that it's been possible only with the improve of the native citizens of the Bhadson who additionally made efforts to eliminate this open defecation that no longer only puts down face the humanity but in addition invites the illnesses.
She added that the surveys are being conducted and efforts might be finished to regulate the waste within the cities beneath the Clean India Mission often referred to as Swachh Bharat Mission within the wake of 2018 beneath which the provisions of separate toilets for males will also be made but even so the focusing on making the villages ODF.
In August remaining yr, the state executive additionally launched a week-long awareness marketing campaign, beneath the name 'Freedom from Open Defecation' programme, against the ill results of open defecation with the target to "make rural Punjab open defecation loose
Among 13 open-defecation loose districts of Punjab, Tarn Taran has been declared as the primary open-defecation loose border district through the Union executive.
Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Fazilka and Ferozepur are 5 districts of Punjab that covers round 553 km of world borders with Pakistan.
In the agricultural areas of nine districts together with Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ludhiana, Moga, Barnala, Faridkot, SAS Nagar and SBS Nagar were self-declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF) through Gram Panchayats.
Over 6000 villages were declared ODF till date while over 2 lakh families have built latrines whilst the development of round 1.2 lakh latrines is underway.
Regional Deputy Director, Local executive division, Patiala Jiwan Jot Kaur claimed that it's been possible only with the improve of the native citizens of the Bhadson who additionally made efforts to eliminate this open defecation that no longer only puts down face the humanity but in addition invites the illnesses.
She added that the surveys are being conducted and efforts might be finished to regulate the waste within the cities beneath the Clean India Mission often referred to as Swachh Bharat Mission within the wake of 2018 beneath which the provisions of separate toilets for males will also be made but even so the focusing on making the villages ODF.
In August remaining yr, the state executive additionally launched a week-long awareness marketing campaign, beneath the name 'Freedom from Open Defecation' programme, against the ill results of open defecation with the target to "make rural Punjab open defecation loose
Among 13 open-defecation loose districts of Punjab, Tarn Taran has been declared as the primary open-defecation loose border district through the Union executive.
Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Fazilka and Ferozepur are 5 districts of Punjab that covers round 553 km of world borders with Pakistan.
In the agricultural areas of nine districts together with Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ludhiana, Moga, Barnala, Faridkot, SAS Nagar and SBS Nagar were self-declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF) through Gram Panchayats.
Over 6000 villages were declared ODF till date while over 2 lakh families have built latrines whilst the development of round 1.2 lakh latrines is underway.
ODF Gram Panchayat is now certified city
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