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  • 19 November, 2022

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World Toilet Day

World Toilet Day

  • Every year on November 19th, World Toilet Day is observed to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable sanitation in keeping people healthy.
  • " Making the Invisible Visible" is the theme for 2022.

What is the significance of World Toilet Day?

  • Since 2013, World Toilet Day has been observed annually.
  • Aim: It is about taking action to address the global sanitation crisis and achieve SDG 6: sanitation and water for all by 2030.
  • This year's theme delves into how poor sanitation systems spread human waste into rivers, lakes, and soil, polluting underground water resources.

India's Strategy and Achievements:

  • This year, the Ministry of Jal Shakti is organising a 'Swachhta Run' across rural India as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G).
  • SBM-G is the world's largest behaviour modification programme.
  • India already met SDG Target 6.2 on access to safe sanitation when the entire country was designated as an Open Defecation Free State (ODF) in 2019; it is now working hard to achieve ODF+ status.

What exactly is the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G)?

About:

  • The Ministry of Jal Shakti launched it in 2014 to accelerate efforts to achieve universal sanitation coverage and to focus on sanitation.
  • The mission was carried out as a nationwide campaign/Janandolan with the goal of eliminating open defecation in rural areas.

Phase I of SBM(G):

  • The country's rural sanitation coverage was reported to be 38.7% at the time of the SBM (G) launch on October 2, 2014.
  • Since the mission's inception, more than 10 crore individual toilets have been built; as a result, rural areas in all states have declared themselves ODF as of October 2nd, 2019.

Phase II of SBM(G):

  • It emphasises the sustainability of phase I achievements and the provision of adequate Solid/Liquid & Plastic Waste Management (SLWM) facilities in rural India.
  • It will be implemented in mission mode from 2020-21 to 2024-25, with a total investment of Rs. 1,40,881 crores.
  • The SLWM component of ODF+ will be monitored using output-outcome indicators for four key areas: plastic waste management, biodegradable solid waste management (including animal waste management), greywater (household wastewater) management, and water quality management.
  • Management of faecal sludge

States with the best performance:

  • Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh are the top five performing states, with the most villages designated as ODF Plus.

Source: Firstpost


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