World Toilet Day

Every year on November 19th, World Toilet Day is observed to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable sanitation in keeping people healthy.
" Making the Invisible Visible" is the theme for 2022.

What is the significance of World Toilet Day?

Since 2013, World Toilet Day has been observed annually.
Aim: It is about taking action to address the global sanitation crisis and achieve SDG 6: sanitation and water for all by 2030.
This year's theme delves into how poor sanitation systems spread human waste into rivers, lakes, and soil, polluting underground water resources.

India's Strategy and Achievements:

This year, the Ministry of Jal Shakti is organising a 'Swachhta Run' across rural India as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G).
SBM-G is the world's largest behaviour modification programme.
India already met SDG Target 6.2 on access to safe sanitation when the entire country was designated as an Open Defecation Free State (ODF) in 2019; it is now working hard to achieve ODF+ status.

What exactly is the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G)?

About:

The Ministry of Jal Shakti launched it in 2014 to accelerate efforts to achieve universal sanitation coverage and to focus on sanitation.
The mission was carried out as a nationwide campaign/Janandolan with the goal of eliminating open defecation in rural areas.

Phase I of SBM(G):

The country's rural sanitation coverage was reported to be 38.7% at the time of the SBM (G) launch on October 2, 2014.
Since the mission's inception, more than 10 crore individual toilets have been built; as a result, rural areas in all states have declared themselves ODF as of October 2nd, 2019.

Phase II of SBM(G):

It emphasises the sustainability of phase I achievements and the provision of adequate Solid/Liquid & Plastic Waste Management (SLWM) facilities in rural India.
It will be implemented in mission mode from 2020-21 to 2024-25, with a total investment of Rs. 1,40,881 crores.
The SLWM component of ODF+ will be monitored using output-outcome indicators for four key areas: plastic waste management, biodegradable solid waste management (including animal waste management), greywater (household wastewater) management, and water quality management.
Management of faecal sludge

States with the best performance:

Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh are the top five performing states, with the most villages designated as ODF Plus.

Source: Firstpost

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