Question: District of Uttar Pradesh not affected by Japanese encephalitis, is –
(a) Maharajganj
(b) Kushinagar
(c) Sant Kabir Nagar
(d) Sandravidas Nagar
Answer- (d)
Related facts:
- On 19th August 2017, a cleanliness drive under ‘Clean Uttar Pradesh, Healthy Uttar Pradesh’ was launched by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from the Slum Adhiyaribagh Mohalla in Gorakhnath area of Gorakhpur.
- State Government has set a deadline for open defecation free Gorakhpur district by December 31st, 2017 and the whole State by October 2nd, 2018.
- The intensive campaign is being launched against the restricted polyethylene (50 microns) under the Banagar Vikas Sanitary Campaign.
- This campaign will run in the affected districts of Uttar Pradesh by the Japanese encephalitis; namely Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria, Maharajganj, Basti, Siddhartha Nagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Gonda, till August 30th, 2017.
Reference:
http://information.up.nic.in/View_Hindinews.aspx?id=535
http://upnews360.in/newsdetail/83263/hi
http://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/story-says-chief-yogi-adityanath-success-in-creating-cleanliness-drive-to-save-the-child-1327040.html