60 GPs in the district have won the award.

Zilla Panchayat CEO K B Anjanappa has said that measures will be taken to ensure that 38 gram panchayats will win Nirmal Gram Puraskar in the future.

Speaking at a workshop organised by the Nirmal Bharath Abhiyan, he said as many as 60 gram panchayats have won the award.

Measures will be taken to construct individual toilets in households, schools and anganwadi centres in the remaining 38 gram panchayats. Under Nirmal Bharath Abhiyan, a sum of Rs 4,700 will be given for the construction of individual toilet and a sum of Rs 4,500 will be given under MGNREGA.

A sum of Rs seven lakh to Rs 20 lakh will be given for scientific disposal of wastes in gram panchayats.

ZP Chief Project Officer Srinivas Rao said that additional funds are being released to those GPs which have won Nirmal Gram Puraskar. Door number for newly constructed house should be given only after confirming the fact that the house has a toilet.

Gram panchayats that have not won Nirmal Gram Puraskar are Chembu, Karike, Napoklu, Nariyandafa, Perake, Sampake, Aigooru, Alooru Siddapura, Besuru, Chettadalli, Chowdlu, Ganagooru, Handli, Hebbale, Nakooru Shirangala, Nidtha, Tholooru Shettalli, Shanthalli, Koodumangalore, Valnooru Thyagathur, Chembebellur, B Shettigeri, Hathooru, Halugunda, Hudikeri, Balyamandooru, Birunani, T Shettigeri.

source: http://www.DeccanHerald.com / Home> District / Madikeri, DH News Service / March 17th, 2013