Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu launched toilet locator app 

Union Minister of Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu today launched ‘Google Maps Toilet Locator App’ to enable people to locate the nearest public toilet in five cities of the National Capital Region and Bhopal and Indore.
●    Besides, Thanesar and Sirsa cities in Haryana have been awarded ’Swachhta Certificate’ for making cities open defecation free.
●    Naidu said the Google Maps Toilet Locator App facility, which is as of now available in Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Noida and the two cities of Madhya Pradesh, would help in addressing open urination and open defecation.
●    The app also gives information about the nature of the toilet seat available, free or pay for use, working hours, etc. 
●    This facility will be extended to other cities in due course, the minister said. The Urban Development Ministry has partnered with Google to enable this service.
●    The minister also awarded ‘Swachhta Certificates’ to 12 cities, including Thanesar and Sirsa, which have become open defecation free recently and their claims verified independently by the Quality Council of India.
●    Other cities are Visakhapatnam; Guntur and Nellore in AP; New Delhi Municipal Council, Suchindram and Mailadi in TN; and Khopoli, Kolhapur and Nandurbar in Maharashtra.