Thanks to official encouragement, the illiterate tribals in the newly-formed district proved that they are ahead of others in terms of sanitation.
The credit for every household having these structures goes to Self-Help Groups in the village.
The nondescript village has set an example for others to emulate in implementing Swachh Bharat and water harvesting structures.
Besides the two issues, the villagers took to organic cultivation of vegetables.
Sarpanch of the village Savalam Sujata said the State government financially supported the villagers in construction of rainwater harvesting pits, construction of individual toilets, compost pits and so on.
A resident of the village, Kaka Chimpiri, said the village was free from mosquito menace. According to DRDA Project Director Jagatkumar Reddy, the village is a complete tribal hamlet and never heard of even toilets.
Beyond imagination of officials, all households in the village have now individual toilets. Afterwards, the officials sensitised the villagers on prevention of water wastage and to conserve water through construction of rainwater harvesting structures.