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Download Solution PDFWhich of the following is declared as 100% Open Defecation Free (ODF) State?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
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Download Solution PDFConcept:
- Open defecation is the human practice of defecating outside rather than into a toilet.
- People may choose fields, bushes, forests, ditches, streets, canals or other open space for defecation.
- They do so either because they do not have a toilet readily accessible or due to traditional cultural practices.
Explanation:
- Kerala is the first state, declared 100% open defecation free.
- Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala were the first three states to be declared as the ODF.
- Later Uttarakhand and Haryana were declared as the ODF state.
- 8 states and 2 UTs, i.e., Sikkim, HP, Kerala, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Arunachal, Gujarat, Daman and Diu and Chandigarh have been declared as ODF.
Thus, Kerala has been declared a 100% open Defecation Free (ODF) State.
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