Make cantonments open defecation free: Subhash Bhamre

Identifying 'Swachh Bharat' as a top priority of the government, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre today said full efforts must be given to make all cantonments open defecation free within a short timeline.
Speaking on the occasion of 91st Defence Estates Day here, the Minister said every cantonment needs to implement the latest technology in waste management and water recycling with a targeted timeframe.
Highlighting that sanitation, education and medical services are the three critical areas in cantonment administration, Bhamre said full attention should be given for overall development of cantonment schools where generally children from disadvantaged sections of society study, so as to make them role models for other municipal schools.

He stressed on the need for cantonment dispensaries and hospitals to give full attention to make them at par with the best facilities available in that particular area.