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We decided to first end open defecation and launched a drive against it (open defecation) on February 28, 2016. KURUKSHETRA: During the Swachh Shakti 2019 convention of the women sarpanchs from across the country in Kurukshetra , Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred Swachh Shakti 2019 award upon two women sarpanchs of the region.The two awardees include Rekha Rani of Tharwa village in Panchkula and Rita Rani of Chandiala village in Mohali The award has been conferred especially for women sarpanchs to commend their active participation in working to achieve the goal of 'Open Defecation Free' village since the year of 2016. In the beginning, we faced inconvenience and it took time to make the villagers understood the harmful effects of the open defecation. "Sarpanch Rita Rani said, "We also started this anti-open defecation drive in February 2016. The women delegations from other states of the country were present in large number..