Goa among 14 top performing states/UTs achieving 100% ODF Plus villages status: Center

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    Digital Goa, Sept 23- Goa is one of the top performing States/UTs which have achieved 100% ODF Plus villages status as per release by Union Ministry of Jal Shakti. An ODF Plus village is one which has sustained its Open Defecation Free (ODF) status along with implementing either solid or liquid waste management systems. The other top performing States/UTs which have achieved 100% ODF Plus villages are – Andaman & Nicobar Islands, D&N Haveli, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Ladakh, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Tripura. The country has achieved yet another major milestone under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II with three-fourth of the total villages in the country i.e., 75% villages achieving ODF Plus status under Phase II of the Mission, the release adds.