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farmland to meet the domestic needs of the family. In many facilities for every household and their regular usage, almost
areas this tradition of growing trees on the farmland already 100% rural sanitation coverage was achieved.
exists.
Taking the specific indicator of Community Toilets coverage,
d) Waste that is generated in the villages can be liquid, solid, the key programme actions would include (a) Construction of
or gas with each having its disposal method and way of Community Toilet/Sanitary Complex, (b) Provision of water
managing the waste. The influx of non-biodegradable supply, (c) Proper solid and liquid waste disposal, (d)
wastes and the lack of segregation and management of the Maintenance of the Complex and (e) IEC
same causes water pollution and land pollution. Panchayat
should avoid dumping wastes in the water bodies like rivers Special Initiatives
and streams to protect water ecosystem. Similarly burning
the wastes should also be avoided to control emission of
hazardous gasses.

The Theme Clean and Green has through the SBM reached
e) Clean and renewable energy comes from resources which
every GP and made phenomenal progress in Panchayats
are naturally replenished on human timescale such as
becoming ODF. Call for use of Clean Energy and impact of
sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.
Climate change has attracted lot of attention. Causes of
Renewable energy replaces conventional fuels. Using with
pollution in and around NCR is common knowledge. Soil
fuels with less CO2 emission, using high efficiency chulha
health, use of pesticides and insecticides, are clearly linked to
that consumes less amount of log and decreases combustion,
sustainable agriculture, sustainable production and
using LPG, using biogas and solar energy
consumption. On all these as applicable in their GPs, they can
For example, under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), more take special initiatives without waiting for the crisis. Following
than 30 crore people participated in the behaviour change are few examples of special initiatives that can be taken up by
campaigns under the world’s largest behaviour largest Panchayats:
programme. Around 5.4 crore school children participated in
a) Living in a green community provides ample benefits for
the ‘Swachh Sankalp Se Swachh Siddhi’ under Swachhata
residents, including improved health and wellbeing,
Pakhwada. For spreading awareness on sanitation and
increased morale, reduced energy costs and cleaner air etc.
disseminating the inspiration journey of Swachh Bharat Mission
Odanthurai Gram Panchayat in Mettupalayam Taluk of
(Grameen), a permanent Audio-Visual Experiential centre,
Tamilnadu is known for becoming self-sufficient in
Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra (RSK) has been set up in New
electricity generation. It has its own windmill of 350-
Delhi which was inaugurated on 8th August, 2020 by Hon’ble
kilowatt capacity that was set up at a cost of Rs 1.55 crore
Prime Minister. As a result of accessibility of sanitation

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