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AHMEDABAD: In 2015, Ahmedabad was declared an “open defecation-free” (ODF) city. He said the corporation has now applied for ODF++ status.“To get ODF++ status, the proportion of toilets matching hotel standards should be 25%. The AMC applied for ODF+ status and a survey was carried out. These 20% of toilets have incinerators, hand driers and paper napkins, among other amenities.Nehra said Ahmedabad was declared an ODF city in 2015 and the certificate was renewed in 2018. Nehra said AMC is the first corporation to apply for ODF++ status.Harshad Solanki, AMC’s director of solid waste management, said, “The AMC had earlier got ODF + status with a certificate bearing the date as December 5 instead of the January 5..