Jal Shakti Minister hands over award at a virtual presentation on occasion of World Toilet DayThe Siddipet district was selected for national-level Swachhata Award and it was presented to Collector P. Venkatarami Reddy at a virtual event by Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday. Peddapalli district from the State was also selected for the award. The Union Minister has congratulated the Collector for receiving the award. “We have taken up the programmes as per the instructions of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and Finance Minister T. Harish Rao. Community toilets are being constructed, dump yards and segregation sheds are constructed with the funds under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).

Source: The Hindu November 19, 2020 13:49 UTC