Jiribam becomes first ODF Plus town
Source: Chronicle News Service
Jiribam, May 08 2021:
Jiribam town under Jiribam Municipal Council (JMC) has become the first town in the state to be recognised as Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus town under the Swachh Bharat Mission survey carried out by Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
JMC executive officer M Surjit Singh has expressed elation over the achievement and hailed the sani-tary workers for achieving this milestone.
It may be mentioned that the Union government had launched an Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus vision document envisaging solid waste management in villages, along with proper collection and management of biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes.
The ODF Plus is an extension of the ODF programme under the Swachch Bharat Mission.
Its objective is to sustain the ODF programme and to take up solid and liquid waste management.