<p>A total of 1,319 cities have been certified as Open Defecation Free Plus (ODF+) and 489 cities have been certified ODF++ (Open Defecation Free Plus Plus) in the country so far, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri said.</p>.<p>ODF+ and ODF++ are aimed towards the proper maintenance of toilet facilities and safe collection and disposal. While ODF+ focuses on toilets with water, maintenance and hygiene, ODF++ focuses on toilets with sludge and septage management.</p>.<p>To ensure accessibility of public sanitation facility to every citizen, the government has mapped over 59,900 public toilet blocks across 2,900+ cities which are searchable today on Google Maps till the date.</p>.<p>So far, over 62 lakh individual household toilets and over 5.9 lakh community/public toilets have been constructed, the Minister said while addressing an event through video conference.</p>.<p>The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs earlier said since its launch in 2014, Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) has made significant progress in the area of both sanitation and solid waste management. A total of 4,327 urban local bodies have been declared open defecation free (ODF) so far.<br /> </p>
<p>A total of 1,319 cities have been certified as Open Defecation Free Plus (ODF+) and 489 cities have been certified ODF++ (Open Defecation Free Plus Plus) in the country so far, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri said.</p>.<p>ODF+ and ODF++ are aimed towards the proper maintenance of toilet facilities and safe collection and disposal. While ODF+ focuses on toilets with water, maintenance and hygiene, ODF++ focuses on toilets with sludge and septage management.</p>.<p>To ensure accessibility of public sanitation facility to every citizen, the government has mapped over 59,900 public toilet blocks across 2,900+ cities which are searchable today on Google Maps till the date.</p>.<p>So far, over 62 lakh individual household toilets and over 5.9 lakh community/public toilets have been constructed, the Minister said while addressing an event through video conference.</p>.<p>The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs earlier said since its launch in 2014, Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) has made significant progress in the area of both sanitation and solid waste management. A total of 4,327 urban local bodies have been declared open defecation free (ODF) so far.<br /> </p>
