Himachal becomes 2nd open defecation free state
Himachal Pradesh was on Friday declared 'Open Defecation Free', becoming India's second state to get this status after Sikkim. The newly acquired status will entitle Himachal Pradesh to receive World Bank funding under ₹9,000 crore project to sustain sanitation campaign. The state achieved this five months before the target, Secretary in the ministry of rural development Parmeshvaran Iyer said.