New Delhi, May 25 -- India's path to reaching the milestone of having 77 per cent of its villages as ODF Plus Model has been quietly paved by local experiments - from plastic-for-meals drives to tourism-funded waste management systems.
A village can attain ODF Plus Model status once it sustains its open defecation-free position, has arrangements for both solid and liquid waste management, observes visual cleanliness, and displays ODF Plus information, education and communication messages.
Going by official data, more than 5.10 lakh villages have arrangements for solid waste disposal while over 5.26 lakh have systems for liquid waste management. More than 1,200 biogas plants are registered and over 6.38 lakh vehicles have been deployed for...