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GATE 2026 AR — Planning – Question 21

Infrastructure, Services and Utilities · Off-site and on-site sanitation · 1 mark · Multiple select

Which is mandatory for ODF++ status under India’s Swachh Bharat Mission?

  1. All households have piped water.
  2. All households have rainwater harvesting.
  3. All sludge and sewage are safely managed and treated, with no open discharge.
  4. All households segregate dry and wet waste.

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Correct answer: (C) All sludge and sewage are safely managed and treated, with no open discharge.

Explanation

ODF++ extends open-defecation-free outcomes to safe faecal-sludge/septage and sewage management and treatment, preventing open discharge. Therefore C addresses the required sanitation outcome. Water supply, rainwater harvesting and solid-waste segregation are separate services rather than substitutes for that requirement.

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