Uttar Pradesh: Garland, sweets for people spotted defecating in open

On the occasion of Diwali, Municipal commissioner, distributed sweets and garlanded the people who were spotted defecating in the open on Thursday.

Aligarh civic officials have come out with a novel idea to stop open defecation in the city, but it is neither a punishment or fine.

On the occasion of Diwali, Municipal commissioner, distributed sweets and garlanded the people who were spotted defecating in the open on Thursday.

Also, the Municipal Commissioner has a line of advice to the people not to do so in future.

Shiv Kumar, One of the youths found defecating in the open, said: "We were asked not to defecate in open and use toilets, they also gave us laddoos."

The new idea of stopping the problem of open defecation comes as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has fixed an ambitious target of October 2018 to make the entire state ODF.

The Uttar Pradesh government said it had elbowed out other states in the construction of toilets, with over 3.52 lakh units being built over 17 days under the Centre's 'Swachhta hi Seva' campaign. The toilets were constructed between September 15 and October 2.

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