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» Awareness in schools and colleges on The previous year campaign was launched
water, sanitation, and waste management on 15 August 2022 in all village panchayats
th
during Grama Sabhas. It aimed to bring
» Awareness of water, sanitation, and
about behavioural change among the
waste management at households and
rural community by creating awareness on
institutions through SHG members
sustaining practices related to sanitation
» Ban on SUPs and use of alternatives and SLWM.

» Plantation and other cleaning activities
that would make villages clean and green

utcome

During the campaign period, with the active
participation of communities, around 47,339 garbage
hotspots, 16,829 public places, 21,775 schools,

22,695 anganwadis, 45,824 Government buildings/

institutions, 47,949 water bodies, 10,011 CSC, and
15,69,348 metres of drainages were cleaned.

Awareness sessions were held in 13,659 schools and 343
colleges by active motivators and SHG/PLF members. In

just a week’s time during the campaign, around 4 lakh
trees were planted. The achievements of the campaign

were integral to advancing the State’s efforts under
SBM-G.

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