Three Village Development Committees (VDCs) in the district were declared as open-defecation-free by the end of the fiscal year 2012/2013.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/three-vdcs-ilam-open-defecation-free-0
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/nepal-news-nepal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ilam
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/open-defecation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toilets
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation