Odisha Ranked Among Top 5 Performing States Having Maximum Villages ‘Open Defecation Free Plus’ Tag

By Newsroom Odisha Network On Aug 20, 2022

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been ranked among top five performing States of the country where maximum number of villages have been declared as Open Defecation Free Plus.

Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G), the flagship programme of the Government of India, has recorded another milestone – of 101462 villages declaring themselves as ODF (open defecation free) Plus, the Ministry of Jal Shakti said.

Odisha along with Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh are the top five performing States where maximum number of villages have been declared as ODF Plus.

Odisha is promoting hygiene and safe sanitation and improving quality of life of people, the CMO said.

#Odisha is ranked among top five performing States of the country where maximum no. of villages have been declared as Open Defecation Free Plus. The State is promoting hygiene & safe sanitation & improving quality of life of people. #SwachhBharatMission https://t.co/PX1yDqk01c

— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) August 20, 2022