Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has exuded confidence of achieving the 100% target of declaring 12,854 villages in the State as Open Defecation Free (ODF) by the end of March 2018.
Speaking at Swachhta Hi Seva (Swachhate Seva) programme organised on the occasion of the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastry here on Monday, Mr. Naidu said already 4,471 villages were declared ODF and of the 48.20 lakh toilets to be constructed, 21.61 lakh units remain to be completed. He asserted that keeping villages clean was a social responsibility. The Chief Minister administered an oath to the people on cleanliness in the State and gave away awards to 91 persons, including government officials, elected representatives and private individuals for successfully implementing Swachh Andhra Pradesh. Minister for Panchayat Raj Nara Lokesh said solid waste management plants would be set up in all villages to increase the revenue of villages and announced that West Godavari, Nellore and Krishna were declared ODF districts. Ministers Pithani Satyanarayana, Kalava Srinivasulu, and others were present.
