An announcement made on Kerala's foundation day on Tuesday claimed that the state has become the third Open Defecation Free (ODF) state in the country.
Earlier, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim had declared themselves Open Defecation Free."Kerala has become an ODF state today," Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Parameswaran Iyer said.
He said over 1 lakh villages across the country have become ODF."Kerala becomes first high density populated state in the country to achieve Open Defecation Free status today on its formation day," Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in a tweet.
Meanwhile, a source said three more states--Gujarat, Haryana and Uttarakhand--will be announcing themselves as ODF soon.
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