NEW DELHI: Doordarshan is to telecast a special programme on ‘The World Toilet Day’ tomorrow keeping in view the ‘Swachh Bharat Campaign’ launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2 October. 

 
The prime channel of public broadcaster, DD National is set to telecast the programme on ‘World Toilet Day’ titled ‘Bal Safai Abhiyan’ from 10.00 a.m. for half an hour.

 
The Doordarshan Kendras across the country has been asked to ensure that the activities of Swachha Bharat-World Toilet Day on 19 November are being covered at National/Capital and at Gram Panchayat Level.

 Meanwhile, even as the UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan issued a poster that calls for the cultural integration of Toilet as a national aspiration in India, renowned contemporary painter Paresh Maity and the well-known classical dancer Geeta Chandran are launching the UN National Campaign in this regard.

 
The UN today called on religious, education and opinion leaders in developing regions to join government officials and champion a halt to open defecation, a practice of 1 billion people worldwide — one-sixth of the developing world’s 5.9 billion inhabitants.