“Despite having a toilet at home, some people still prefer ... environmental impact of faecal contamination, achieving zero open defecation must remain our goal,” Hashi emphasized.

Open Defacation rate declined from 16.2 per cent in 2003 to 7 per cent in 2022,  the country remains among 36 countries still ...

The enforcement action was carried out by the Lagos State Waste Water Management Office (LSWMO) as part of efforts to ...

As the quantity of rubbish grows, its nature and harms are changing too. Most of India’s waste used to be organic. Now the ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 2’s entry, Calao-Delinquente-Diadi River (CDD), won first place in the 2024 Recognizing Individuals and Institutions Towards Vibrant ...

To discourage open defecation, senior health professionals have called on the state and local governments to make public toilets usage free of charge for the populace. They noted that the required ...

He said under the government’s Open Defecation Free (ODF) policy, around 12 crore toilets have been constructed across the country and 60 crore beneficiaries have benefitted from the scheme so far.

The Benue State government has announced plans to construct and install mobile toilets across the 23 Local Government Areas of the State to achieve open defecation-free status. The General Manager of ...

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