A non-profit organisation called the ‘Environmentalist Foundation of India’ joined hands with the Kancheepuram district administration and began efforts to revive the water body
The government’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA), the Clean India campaign launched in 2014, has increased citizens’ access to toilets and reduced open defecation in India.
Soon after the news spread, Bedi issued a clarification and "withheld" her earlier order, saying she wanted to give more time to the people.
All 4041 cities and towns of the country will be rated and ranked on the basis of many factors of sanitation and hygiene, by the surveyors.
The government is mulling a Swacch Bharat cess to increase the funds for Swacch Bharat Abhiyan.