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charge collection. He reminded them that Ms. Megha Kashyap, Director, District Rural
quality door-to-door collection of waste, Development Agency (DRDA); Shri Gautam
transportation and disposal would prompt Kumar, District Coordinator; local officials;
people to pay the utility charges. and community members.

Thereafter, he visited the WPU in East Champaran, which has 396 GPs, has
Ghorasahan North Panchayat and examined
been a frontrunner in the implementation of
the mechanism that was put in place for
SBM-G Phase-II and ODF Plus interventions.
waste management. Others present on
SLWM interventions began in 51 GPs in
the occasion were Shri Saurabh Jorwal,
2021–2022, 110 GPs in 2022–2023, and 234
District Magistrate; Shri Sameer Saurabh,
GPs in 2023–2024.
Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC);

utcome

Considerable progress has been seen in all

villages on all ODF Plus fronts. According to
Shri Gautam Kumar, District Coordinator, WPUs
are now operational in 81 GPs. Door-to-door

waste collection and transportation are being

implemented in 62 GPs. One GOBARdhan plant (a
power generation unit) has been constructed and is
currently functional, which is capable of producing

18 Kilo Volt Amperes (kVA) of electricity to power

street lights and farming work.

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