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- According to a study by UNICEF, Swachh Bharat(Grameen) initiative of the government has helped reduce groundwater contamination.
- The study was conducted by UNICEF and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.It aimed at assessing the environmental impact and communication footprint of the Swachh Bharat Mission(Grameen).
- The study has found that in terms of faecal contamination,non open defecation free(ODF) villages were on average (a)11.25 times more likely to have their groundwater sources contaminated (b)1.13 times more likely to have their soil contaminated and (c)1.48 times more likely to have food contaminated and 2.68 times more likely to have household drinking water contaminated.
- The substantial reductions in groundwater contamination in ODF villages can be attributed to the (a)Improvement in sanitation and hygiene practices (b)Regular monitoring and (c)Behaviour change messaging,
- Swachh Bharat Mission(Gramin) aims to make India an open defecation free(ODF) country.It seeks to improve the levels of cleanliness in rural areas through Solid and Liquid Waste Management activities and making villages Open Defecation Free (ODF) and clean.
- According to the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation,Rural sanitation coverage in the country had crossed the 99 % mark.Earlier,the WHO 2018 study had estimated that the Swachh Bharat Mission will save over three lakh lives by the time India is Open Defecation Free.



