Giving new dimension to ongoing ‘Clean India Mission’, Chhattisgarh Government has decided to make its 13 Municipal Corporations ‘Open Defecation Free’ (ODF).
The State Government has constituted an eight-member team which will guide and direct these municipal corporations in achieving the ODF tag.
As per information received, member of the committee will be visiting these municipal corporations on fixed dates by taking turn and after undertaking inspection, the committee will table a proposal of financial assistance to be required for making the corporations ODF.
A notification to this effect was issued on Saturday by State Urban Development Agency (SUDA), informed officials, adding that the committee will be visiting Ambikapur Municipal Corporation on March 9.
Notably, the State Government has already declared of making 32 towns of Chhattisgarh ODF by December this year. Of 32 towns identified by the State Government, include three municipal corporations (Dhamtari, Ambikapur and Birgaon), five municipal councils (Akaltara, Baloda Bazaar, Balrampur, Dipka and Kharsia) and 24 nagar panchayats (Mana Camp, Dhamdha, Patan, Gurur, Chikhalakasa, Bodla, Ambagarh Chowki, Balod, Kharora, Chura, Bilaigarh, Kurud, Gharghoda, Kirodimal Nagar, Baramkela, lakhanpur, Sitapur, Rajpur, Vishrampur, Jarhi, Bhatagaon, Naharpur and Konta).
With this move of the State Government, as many as 42 towns across Chhattisgarh are going to be ODF soon, said officials.