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Nagpur District gets a reason to applaud
The state government's economic survey 2012-13, conducted by the directorate of economics and statistics, planning department, has stated that 75.7% households in the district have toilet facility on their premises. The report comprises comparative data of the 35 districts in Maharashtra related to sanitation and drinking water infrastructure and Nagpur district stood second as far as sanitation infrastructure is concerned. Besides, the survey also places the district at eighth position in providing drinking water through tap. The report says, only 22% households in entire Nagpur district depended on open defecation. The remaining 2.3% households utilized public toilets. Nagpur district is behind the topper Sindhudurg district by only 0.2% in terms of households having the toilet facility. The report holds significance for the district as it scores much above other bigger districts like Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Aurangabad, Solapur etc. The state's score for in-house toilet facility is 53.10% with 34% households relying on open defecation and 12.90% on public toilets. However, in terms of providing drinking water through tap system, the district stands eighth behind Mumbai (97.80%), followed by Mumbai suburban, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Dhule, Thane and Amravati.
 
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