Anantapur Collector receives award for successful implementation of Swachh Andhra Rural programme
According to officials, Swacch Andhra programme was taken out in all the panchayats as part of Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus and all the villages were made as ODF Plus model villages. The government announced the award for the Collector on Wednesday.
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