Jaipur’s Jahota is Rajasthan’s 1st village to get open defecation free plus tag

JAIPUR: Jahota village located in Jaipur’s Jalsu panchayat samiti has been declared as the state’s first “ODF plus” village on Thursday, stated a press note issued by the district administration. A central government team along with chief executive officer (CEO) of Jaipur Zila Parishad Pooja Parth and other officers inspected the solid and liquid waste management work and the level of cleanliness at the gram panchayat on Thursday.
After inspection, the village was declared as open defecation free (ODF) plus. ODF plus is an extension of the ODF programme under Swachh Bharat Mission. Its objective is to sustain the ODF programme and to take up solid and liquid waste management.
According to the statement issued by the district administration, a resolution was passed unanimously by Jahota gram panchayat to declare the gram panchayat as ODF plus in front of all the officers. Dr. Anupama, Director, Swachh Bharat Mission, government of India and advisor SBM Ashish Sadhu visited the gram panchayat.
The team undertook an intensive tour of the gram panchayat, Jahota, and inspected the work of solid and liquid waste management under the Swachh Bharat Mission (rural). Apart from CEO Pooja Parth, additional CEO Deepanshu Sangwan, additional state in-charge Parag Chaudhary, state nodal officer Vijay Kumar Sharma and nodal in-charge (Zila Parishad) Harish Verma were also present.