#WorldToiletDay: Mamata asks people to eradicate the menace of open-defecation

By Garima Bora
(PTI desk)

Nov 19, 2018

04:06 pm

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On the occasion of World Toilet Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today asked people to eradicate the menace of open defecation. The Chief Minister said 11 districts in her state have become Open Defecation Free (ODF). World Toilet Day is an official United Nations international observance day on November 19 to inspire action to tackle the crisis of global sanitation.

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'As of May, 11 districts, 33,261 villages have become ODF'

On #WorldToiletDay today, let us pledge to eradicate the menace of open defecation. Our State’s flagship programme, #MissionNirmalBangla, has been very successful. As of May, 2018, 11 districts, 33,261 Villages, 2,621 Gram Panchayats and 255 Blocks in the State have become #ODF

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) November 19, 2018

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Mission Nirmal Bangla deals with reducing child mortality, morbidity

The Mission Nirmal Bangla initiated by the Trinamool Congress-led state government endeavors to achieve the larger objective of reduction in child mortality and morbidity, overall mortality and morbidity by reducing chances of water-borne and fecal-borne diseases due to the prevalence of open defecation.