Chhattisgarh to become open defecation-free before Oct deadline

The state is set to achieve the target a year ahead of the deadline set by PM Modi

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh exuded confidence that the state would achieve the open defecation-free (ODF) target before the deadline.

“My belief has gone stronger that we will make Chhattisgarh open defecation-free (ODF) state by October 2, 2018,” Singh said in his Republic Day speech on Thursday. 

The state is set to achieve the target a year ahead of the deadline set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

According to Singh, the state has already declared two districts, 4,900 villages and five cities as ODF areas. Singh appreciated the efforts of the non-governmental organisations(NGOs) working on issues of sanitation in the