Let's make Bihar open defecation free by next Gandhi Jayanti: Nitish

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Press Trust of India Patna
Last Updated : Oct 01 2018 | 11:30 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday called for efforts to make the entire state open defecation free (ODF) by Gandhi Jayanti next year.

"Let us take a pledge to make the state ODF before October 2, 2019. Work is also in progress to make clean drinking water available to every nook and corner within two years. Ninety per cent of the diseases can be kept at bay if proper sanitation and clean drinking water are ensured," Kumar said a function here on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary,

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First Published: Oct 01 2018 | 11:30 PM IST

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