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Open defecation free

  • Diarrhoea is rising in Maharashtra. Are poorly built Swachh Bharat Mission toilets responsible?

    Diarrhoea is rising in Maharashtra. Are poorly built Swachh Bharat Mission toilets responsible?

    Tabassum Barnagarwala
    · Mar 24, 2025 · 06:30 am
  • Over 21% rural households lack toilet access despite Modi's open defecation-free claim

    Over 21% rural households lack toilet access despite Modi's open defecation-free claim

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 16, 2023 · 01:46 pm
  • Top news: On Gandhi Jayanti, PM Narendra Modi to declare India ‘open defecation free’

    Top news: On Gandhi Jayanti, PM Narendra Modi to declare India ‘open defecation free’

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 02, 2019 · 10:09 am
  • PM Modi set to declare India ‘open defecation free’ later today at Ahmedabad event

    PM Modi set to declare India ‘open defecation free’ later today at Ahmedabad event

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 02, 2019 · 10:03 am
  • In Uttar Pradesh village declared Open Defecation Free, most households don’t have toilets

    In Uttar Pradesh village declared Open Defecation Free, most households don’t have toilets

    Khabar Lahariya
    · Jan 29, 2019 · 07:30 am
  • Gujarat’s claim that it is Open Defecation Free does not appear to be correct, says CAG

    Gujarat’s claim that it is Open Defecation Free does not appear to be correct, says CAG

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 20, 2018 · 09:39 pm
  • Himachal Pradesh becomes second state to achieve open defecation-free status

    Himachal Pradesh becomes second state to achieve open defecation-free status

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 28, 2016 · 08:20 pm