Hyderabad: Cricket legend and Rajya Sabha member Sachin Tendulkar has announced that his adopted village Puttam Rajuvari Kandriga in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh is open defecation free.

Yesterday, Tendulkar visited the village in Gudur mandal that he had adopted under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana two years ago. He said, he could remember the conditions in the village which were appalling two years ago and there has been great progress.

He appreciated the support of the officials and implementing agencies. The cricketer said, India needs Swacch and Swastha Bharat and PR Kandriga will be a role model for it.

Upon adoption, Sachin had contributed almost 3 crore rupees to PR Kandriga and the district administration mobilized another 3 crores for taking up various works.