Around 450 mn Indians defecate in the open: Govt
Around 450 million Indians defecate in the open, which is half the world's openly defecating population, Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Parameswaran Iyer said on Friday. Iyer, however, was optimistic that with Swachh Bharat Mission becoming a "people's movement", India would soon become open defecation free. He was speaking at the launch of the 'Zila Swachh Bharat Preraks' initiative.