AP CM directs officials to make 1,000 villages ODF by Oct 2

Vijayawada, Sep 6 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister NChandrababu Naidu today directed officials to take intensivemeasures to make 1,000 villages in the state Open DefecationFree (ODF) by October 2, the birth anniversary of MahatmaGandhi. In a teleconference with all 13 district collectors fromhis office here, he also asked them to prepare an action planto make the entire state Open Defecation Free by October 2,2019 under Swachh Bharat campaign. He said the state has attained 12.26 per cent growth ratein the first quarter of this financial year though thenational growth rate stood at 7.3 per cent. The Chief Minister said the primary sector, agriculture,and its allied sector like fisheries, animal husbandry andhorticulture achieved 22.7 per cent growth. He asked officials to take measures to maintain thepresent growth rate in agriculture by facing the challengesfrom drought conditions. PTI CORRAAR