Awareness of Sanitation among the People of North Lakhimpur Town, Assam – A Case Study of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Good hygiene and sanitation leads to socio-economic development of a nation. Poor Sanitation is the greatest threat to healthy living. It is the leading cause of diseases like Jaundice, Diarrhea, and Malaria etc. especially among the children below the age of five years. Sanitation Programmes started in India since 1954. But those sanitation Programmes could not bring the desired results. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan as a sanitation programme mainly emphasized on ODF India. India is leading among other countries in terms of Open defecation. Wastes both in solid and liquid form also affect public health and cleanliness. The problem of waste disposal is more in urban areas than in rural areas. Sanitation goals cannot be achieved if waste is not safely disposed off. Sanitation is a key to good health and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is important in this respect. The very success of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan lies with the acceptance of cleanliness by the people. In this paper, an attempt is being made to assess the status of sanitation through the light of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan among the people of North Lakhimpur town. The study is mainly based on primary source and interview schedule is employed to derive data. The result derived through the study is that the sanitary condition of North Lakhimpur town is not satisfactory one even though awareness of the mass people in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is seen.