Gauridaha declared open defecation free zone

Setopati

2018-10-08 11:21:53

Gauridaha Municipality of Jhapa was declared an Open Defecation Free (ODF) zone on Sunday. The municipality having 12,148 households was declared ODF by constructing additional 4,397 toilets during the campaign. Before the campaign, 7,751 households had access to toilets here. Sahara Nepal, a civil society organization, had facilitated the ODF campaign with support from Global Sanitation Fund Program. Gauridaha is the 10th ODF-declared local government in Jhapa district. At the Gauridaha ODF declaration program, Deputy Chairperson of District Coordination Committee Jhapa, Meena Parajuli shared that the next move is to put in place ‘full sanitation campaign’ after the ODF campaign. On the occasion, Gauridaha municipality Mayor Rohit Kumar Saha pledged to make his local government an example for others. Jhapa district has 15 local governments.

Published Date: 2018-10-08 11:21:53

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