AP set to be first open defecation free state

Andhra Pradesh is set to become the first state in the country to make all of its urban areas ‘open defecation free’ by October 2, 2016, marking the two years of the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

The state officials gave this assurance during a review of progress of Swachh Bharat Mission in all the 110 municipalities of Andhra Pradesh by Urban Development Secretary Rajiv Gauba at Visakhapatnam on Saturday.