Our Correspondent
Kohima | April 5
To achieve the vision of Swachh Bharat Mission by October 2, 2019, the Public Heath Engineering department has undertaken various activities in Nagaland state.
67.16% of total households of the state (2,62,939 as per Base Line Survey 2012) has been covered under Individual Households Latrine (IHHL) as on December 2016.
The remaining households are envisaged to be covered by March 2018, according to Nagaland Economic Survey 2016-17 tabled in the just concluded state assembly session by Parliamentary Secretary for economics & statistics Tovihoto Ayemi.
With a stipulated date for coverage by March 2019, the construction of Community Sanitary Complex and Solid and Liquid Waste Management is to be taken up in 1100 rural villages in the state.
As per the Survey conducted during 2015-16, 161 villages were declared verified Open Defecation Free (ODF) and 141 villages were verified ODF village in October 2016.
All villages in six districts of Mokokchung, Zunheboto, Phek, Kiphire, Longleng and Dimapur are anticipated to become ODF districts by March 2017.
Trophy with certificate is given to all villages and districts which are declared verified ODF.
