Archive · 1 Sep 2025
States Showcase Sanitation Innovations at Center Roundtable
Imagine a meeting where different states in India showed off their ideas for keeping things clean and healthy.
They talked about things like toilets that float, roads made from plastic waste, and ways to involve women in managing waste.
The goal is to make sure villages stay clean and have good water, like the Jal Jeevan Mission.
They are also trying to get everyone to work together to keep things clean, from the government to the people.
They also want to make sure the projects are still working well.
The states are working together to make sure things stay clean and healthy.
States and Union territories presented innovations at a roundtable on the Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen (SBM-G).
The focus of the meeting was on sustainability, community ownership, and progress.
Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil chaired the discussions.
The review highlighted key achievements of the mission, including the percentage of ODF plus villages.
Concerns over low fund utilization and other issues were discussed.
- Who
- State ministers, senior bureaucrats, and mission directors
- What
- Roundtable on the Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen (SBM-G)
- When
- September 1
- Where
- New Delhi
- Why
- To review achievements, identify gaps, and create a future roadmap for SBM-G.
- Mission Discussed
- Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen (SBM-G)
- Date of event
- Monday, September 1
- Focus
- Sustainability, community ownership, and progress
- Key Initiatives
- Floating toilets, plastic waste roads, women-led waste management
- ODF Plus Villages
- 81%