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Veera Raghava Rao, along with other officers, launched the logo of Madurai district’s ‘Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018’ campaign that is to begin on August 1. It will also enquire about necessary improvements in each district and rank districts based on cleanliness and maintenance of infrastructure. “On August 15, 2017, Madurai district declared itself open defecation-free. The Survekshan (audit) by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) intends to rank various districts in India based on a set of parameters, including solid waste management, open defecation and use of infrastructure. A team from the Centre will visit various parts of Madurai district between August 1 and 31 to gauge the awareness levels in schools, anganwadis, primary health centres, markets and panchayats..