Andhra Pradesh & Gujarat - First Open Defecation Free State in urban areas.

Q.  Which of the following state/s is/are declared Open Defecation Free in urban areas?

1) Gujarat
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Tamil Nadu
- Published on 03 Oct 16

a. 1, 2
b. 1
c. 2, 3
d. All of the above

ANSWER: 1, 2
 
  • Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat have become the first States in the country with all cities and towns of these states declared Open Defecation Free (ODF).
  • 405 cities and towns have so far claimed to have become Open Defecation Free along with 20,000 of the 82,000 urban wards in the country. Another 334 cities and towns would become ODF by March next year.
  • Maharashtra, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram and other North-Eastern States are on course to declare all urban areas as ODF soon.

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