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This story is from October 2, 2019

Telangana district tops rural Swachhta survey, Faridabad jumps 69 places to rank no 2

Telangana district tops rural Swachhta survey, Faridabad jumps 69 places to rank no 2
NEW DELHI: Peddapalli in Telangana has jumped two places in the annual sanitation survey to become the cleanest district replacing Satara in Maharashtra. However, the most remarkable improvement was recorded by Faridabad which jumped to the second rank in the 2019 rural swachhta survey findings from a lowly 71 a year back. Rewari, again from Haryana, was placed third in the survey which covered 690 districts in India.

The drinking water and sanitation department on Wednesday shared only the highlights of the survey findings and sources said the detailed report of all districts will be out soon. Among larger states, Tamil Nadu has topped the list from 11th position in 2018. Haryana and Gujarat slipped to second and third positions respectively, each a rank lower than their 2018 performance.
This time the Swachhta Survey was carried out in 17,200 villages in these 690 districts and ranks were allocated based on quantitative and qualitative sanitation (swachhata) parameters, which included feedback from people, direct observation by third party assessors and service level progress by local administration.
The government claimed that feedback for the survey was received from more than three crore citizens through mobile app and more than 12 lakh responses were received via calls. Surveyors visited schools, anganwadis, haats, health facilities and religious places to assess the level of sanitation which included availability of toilets and clean surroundings such as no stagnation of water or filth.
According to the survey, 83% citizens reported sufficient arrangements in their villages to manage liquid waste and 84% reported sufficient arrangements for managing solid waste. Interestingly, 72% districts claimed that they have established ODF sustainability cell, which will play a key role in ensuring that people do not revert to their old habits due to poor upkeep of toilets or any other issues.
Last week, drinking water and sanitation secretary Parameswaran Iyer had said it was crucial for all stakeholders to ensure that people stick to their changed habit of using toilets for the next three years. If it’s sustained, then there will be no going back. The Centre has also started work on sustaining ODF status at villages.
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