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‘43 per cent of rural population defecate in the open’ [1]

Nearly 43 per cent of India’s rural population defecate in the open, according to the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

Publication Date: 
25/11/2016
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Open Defecation [3], Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign) [4], Sanitation [5]
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/total-sanitation-campaign
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation