Cleanliness must begin at home then spread to neighborhood and then become a community movement. But data shows that we are abysmally lagging behind on all three parameters which is killing thousands every year. A right strategy needs to be put in place along with execution and purpose to achieve the desired
Waste to Compost Production (Metric Ton) for September 2016
14,690.5
Total Waste to Compost Production for the year 2016 (Metric Tons)
1,27,508.7
100% Door to Door Waste Collection Wards Achieved
39,929
Total Wards
82,609
No. of Open Defecation free cities
405
Target for Year 2016-17
739
Current Waste to Energy Production (Mega Watts)
88.4
Planned Waste to Energy Production (Mega Watts) (2016-17)
493.7
Constructions Achieved
Mission Target
1.8 billion
people globally use a source of drinking water that is fecally contaminated
2.4 billion
people lack access to basic sanitation services, such as toilets
More than
80 %
of wastewater resulting from human activities is discharged into rivers or sea without any pollution removal
Nearly
1000
children die, each day, due to preventable water and sanitation-related diarrhoeal diseases
Approximately
7.90 million
households do not have access to toilets. A figure thrown up by Census 2011
Source: Swachh Survekshan 2016, United Nations, WHO, Ministry of Urban Development