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Saptari declared Open Defaecation Free Zone

Saptari declared Open Defaecation Free Zone

By Byas Shankar Upadhyaya

A newly built toilet in Malhanma VDC after Saptari district was declared open defecation free zone, on Thursday. Photo: THT

SAPTARI: Saptari District of Province 2 has been declared as Open Defaecation Free Zone amid a ceremony on Wednesday. Minister for Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development of Province 2, Jitendra Sonal made the announcement to this effect and applauded the district’s achievement. District Sanitation and Hygiene Co-ordination Committee Member Secretary Lokendra Prasad Bhattarai informed that 119,682 households built toilets in the district making it an Open Defecation Free Zone.