Baliapur residents commend PM Modi as nearly all local villages achieve open defecation-free status.

Residents of Baliapur block in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, have thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the success of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II, which aims to make India open defecation-free by 2025. Nearly all villages in the area have achieved open defecation-free (ODF) status, contributing to a national total of over 4.43 lakh villages. Approximately 75% of villages are now classified as ODF Plus, indicating effective waste management practices.

November 04, 2024
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