Published on November 1, 2016
Kerala has become the third Open Defecation Free state in the country.
The announcement was made by the Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Parameswaran Iyer in New Delhi today.
The state is celebrating its foundation day today. Earlier, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim had declared themselves Open Defecation Free. Mr. Iyar said, over 1 lakh villages across the country have become ODF.