Udupi: The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts are the only two districts from Karnataka which have been selected for the Swachata Darpan award of the Union government.
Only 46 districts from all over the nation were selected for this award and Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts are among them.
The award will be given on 2nd October, during the third anniversary of the Swachh Bharath Mission in New Delhi.
Talking to reporters here on Wednesday, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer M.R. Ravi said that Dakshina Kannada was declared open defection-free district in 2016 after 2,89,746 households were found to have built toilets in March 2016.
Both the respective districts have scored above 90 marks while implementing the Swacch Bharat Mission along with the other selected districts to become entitled for the award.