Is Sikkim the cleanest state?

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Is Sikkim the cleanest state?

Sikkim has been adjudged the cleanest State in the country with all its four districts ranked among top 10 districts in terms of sanitation and cleanliness.

How clean is Gangtok?

Though Gangtok has clearly emerged as a leader in cleanliness in the country, it is still ranked eighth in an all-India clean city ranking carried out on the parameters of availability of individual household toilets, community toilets, and collection, transportation and processing of solid waste, among others.

Why Sikkim is a pollution free state?

Sikkim is a state with many firsts when it comes to green policies. It is the first Indian state to aim to be fully organic, which means all the food produced in Sikkim should soon be free of pesticides. It is also India’s first state to ban open defecation. Urinating in public can cost Rs 500.

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What is Sikkim?

Sikkim (/ˈsɪkɪm/; Nepali pronunciation: [ˈsikːim]) is a state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is the least populous and second smallest among the Indian states.

Why women’s hygiene is important in India?

Women’s hygiene in India has always been a topic that has courted a lot of controversy and hearsay. Around 70\% of all reproductive diseases in India are caused by poor menstrual hygiene and women continue to put their health, livelihood and dignity at risk.

Which states have implemented the WASH initiatives in India?

Welthungerhilfe’s Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) initiatives have been implemented in the sates of Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh (MP) in India.

How many Indian women use hygienic sanitary pads?

The latest National Family and Health Survey 4 found that 58 per cent of young Indian women (15-24 years) use a hygienic method of protection (mostly sanitary pads), a significant increase from the 12 per cent using pads in 2010 (as reported by the Plan and AC Nielsen study).

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Which is the healthiest state in India?

#1 Kerala: Niti Aayog ranked Kerala to be the healthiest state in India, in its recently published health index. The state recently underwent the scare of the spread of Nipah virus, but it was contained. Kerala health minister KK Shailaja said the scare of the second attack of the virus in the state was over, earlier this month.