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“Once the pictures are shared, the district administration will choose the five best pictures from Dakshina Kannada and send it for the contest. Decorate your #toilets and stand a chance to win the Swachh Sundar Shauchalaya contest. Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada district , considered as an education hub and has the highest rate of literacy in the state, has shown tremendous interest in the ‘Swachh Sundar Shauchalaya’ (Clean beautiful toilet) contest, a national level campaign to mobilise rural households to beautify their toilets Though the contest was only for individual toilets in homes, the people of Dakshina Kannada have gone the extra mile by painting toilets in homes, schools, colleges, panchayats and public toilets among others. It was uploaded on Friday,” added Selvamani.A tweet from @swachhbharat read: “This January, showcase your creativity while spreading the message of #Swachhata. This initiative was taken by the drinking water and sanitation department to mobilise households and gram panchayats to paint their toilets for promoting sustained use, increase the sense of ownership, and to improve the visibility of toilets in rural areas.“Dakshina Kannada district has been in the top slot in the state for quality painting and messages painted in toilets..