Kerala to be declared open-defecation free state

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The CPM-led LDF government will declare Kerala as an open defecation-free state on November 1, its formation day. The state Cabinet decided to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the function to be held in Thiruvananthapuram. A total of more than 190,000 toilets are being constructed across the 941 village panchayats in the state, including individual houses. State nodal agency for sanitation, Suchitwa Mission is implementing the plan and work on 23 per cent of the toilets has already been completed.