Clear sweep: 100% villages in Uttar Pradesh at the moment are ODF Plus; CM Adityanath thanks PM Modi | Lucknow Information
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh has achieved a milestone below the Swachh Bharat Mission with 100% of its villages declared open defecation free (ODF) Plus.
In simply over 9 months, greater than 80,000 villages weren’t solely declared ODF however with the addition of both strong or liquid waste administration amenities or each, they got the extra tag of ODF Plus.
Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this achievement, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath additionally congratulated the individuals of the state from his deal with on social media platform ‘X’.
“Below the steering of PM Narendra Modi, 100% villages of India’s new UP have been declared ODF Plus. Our villages have turn out to be completely freed from the shameful compulsion of open defecation. This achievement, which can be symbolic of sanitation, respect and safety, has outlined ease of dwelling within the new Uttar Pradesh. For this achievement which secures well being and dignity, I congratulate the individuals of UP,” he mentioned.
The feat was achieved below the second section of Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), with all 95,767 villages in UP being declared ODF Plus.
Within the nation until now, 4.4 lakh villages or 75% of the entire have been declared ODF Plus.
“Until January 1, 2023, there have been solely 15,088 ODF Plus villages in UP. In simply 9 months, the state managed to cowl all villages below this programme and ensured that greater than 80,000 villages got waste therapy amenities,” mentioned a authorities spokesperson.
Of the ODF Plus villages in UP, 81,744 are ODF Plus aspirational the place there may be facility for both strong or liquid waste administration. One other 10,217 villages have each strong and liquid waste administration amenities and three,806 villages are ODF Plus mannequin villages.
ODF Plus mannequin villages are these which haven’t solely maintained their ODF standing however have additionally organized for each strong and liquid waste administration. These villages are additionally marked by excessive ranges of sanitation, minimal waste and low ranges of untreated sewage. There are not any waste dumps in public areas in these villages and data pertaining to ODF Plus are displayed prominently.
“This feat was achieved in the course of the Swachhta Hello Sewa (SHS) campaign-2023 which is being carried out throughout India. The marketing campaign is held from September 15 to October 2 every year by Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), consuming water and sanitation division and the Jal Shakti ministry. Until now, 88 lakh individuals have participated in it and carried out shramdaan,” the official mentioned.
The state authorities has been felicitating gram pradhans, gram panchayat secretaries, panchayat assistants and sanitation employees for the work on this challenge in order that extra individuals could be impressed to contribute to the mission.
Among the many award winners are 60 gram panchayats who labored in the direction of growing their villages as mannequin villages. One sanitation employee from every district was additionally felicitated.
The gram panchayats took a number of measures to implement Swachh Bharat Mission of their respective villages to realize the ODF standing. They learnt about strong and liquid waste administration and used magic and puppet exhibits, folks programmes and so forth to sensitise individuals about it and make their villages garbage-free.
