Mumbai may soon officially become open-defecation-free city

December 29, 2016 22:21

Mumbai may soon become the third city in the state to become open-defecation-free after Kolhapur and Navi Mumbai, as the municipal commissioner Ajoy Mehta has written to the Maharashtra government seeking the city's inclusion in the list.

Principal secretary of Urban Development Department Manisha Mhaiskar said the government had received a self-declaration by BMC about the city's ODF status, and was waiting for an official resolution by the civic body.

"As per the procedure, once the ULB (urban local body, here BMC) resolution is submitted, government will appoint a verification committee to ascertain the claim," she said.

"State-level committee will take just a week to evaluate the ODF status and will submit report to the Centre," she added.

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