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Panjim has been named the Cleanest City in its category at the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25, with Health Minister Vishwajit Rane crediting the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Panjim's 16-way waste segregation. Goa has maintained ODF status since 2023.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that over 10 crore toilets have been built across India in the last five years and he praised the volunteers who worked tirelessly in villages to make Swachh Bharat Abhiyan a huge success.

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Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare the country Open Defecation Free (ODF) from Ahmedabad on October 2. Watch this video to know more.

Villages accross the banks of River Ganga were declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) under Namami Gange initiative on Saturday.

The two states on Thursday joined the league of Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala, which were the first three states to be declared ODF.   

Kundewadi, a small village in Nashik district has become open defecation free (ODF), thanks to efforts made by a local credit society that provided interest free loan to villagers for construction of toilets.

Yogi Adityanath has asked senior state government officials to ensure that 30 districts of the state are open defecation free by December.

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Salman Khan becomes the brand ambassador of Mumbai city’s Open Defecation Free drive!

Kerala has become the third Open Defecation Free (ODF) state in the country.

The top bureaucrat reviewed work progress of drinking water and sanitation department and addressed DCs of all districts through video conferencing about private toilets.

Porbandar, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, and all the cities and towns in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh were declared Open Defection Free (ODF) on the birth anniversary of the 'Father of the Nation' today.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is also the brand ambassador for 'Swachh Bharat Mission (Clean India Mission) was recently seen in a video against open defecation in villages.

A total of 22 hill districts and 53 plain areas were assessed under the Gramin Swachh Survekshan launched in May this year. Mandi was judged as the cleanest district in 'Hills' category and Sindhudurg cleanest in the 'Plains' category.

The state officials gave this assurance during a review of progress of Swachh Bharat Mission.