Mandya leads in toilet construction in Karnataka

The district had achieved 68% target in 2013-14 by constructing 17,033 toilets

Mandya has become the first district in the state to reach the target in the construction of toilets under the "Swacch Bharath Abhiyan" or the clean India campaign. While the target set was 31,425 toilets, the district achieved it by October 2014, and has even launched construction of an additional 40,000 toilets.

The district had achieved 68 per cent target in 2013-14 by constructing 17,033 toilets. Zilla Panchayat CEO Rohini Sindhuri said the baseline errors were rectified that led to the district achieving the target.