Open Defecation Free India: Government To Launch ‘Darwaza Band’ Campaign Today  

Taking one step more towards making India open-defecation-free, the Government today will launch a new campaign called “Darwaza Band” for promotion of toilet usage in the rural areas across the country.

During the launching ceremony in Mumbai, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan who is leading the campaign, will be accompanied by Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Narendra Singh Tomar and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Amitabh Bachchan, Swachh Bharat Mission ambassador, termed the campaign “Darwaza Band” a road-map to clean India.

Anushka Sharma, who also features in the campaign, will be seen encouraging women to take up a leadership role and stand up for the issue in their respective villages.

The campaign has been designed with the intention of bringing about a behavioural change in men who have toilets but do not use them.

(With inputs from ANI.)