It is said that old habits die hard, but the hill state is surging ahead on the path of becoming completely free from open defecation by the end of 2010.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/good-response-sanitation-awareness-campaign
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-sanitation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panchayats
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/shimla-d