INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
coverage in Jharkhand, the state will become open defecation free (ODF) by November 15, Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma
Bharti said on Sunday.Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar on November 15, 2000 to create a separate state.She was speaking at the 'Ganga Gram
Swachchhata Sammelan' at Rajmahal, Jharkhand."Ganga Gram" is a concept to transform the banks of the Ganga river there into ideal villages
with emphasis on ODF, solid and liquid waste management, water conservation, groundwater recharge, modern crematorium, tree plantation, and
of Drinking Water and Sanitation, highlighted the societal and financial gains from the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and said that in the
organisations such as UNICEF and WHO, he said that a family in an ODF village saves on an average Rs 50,000 annually on its medical
