A total of 509 toilets have been constructed in schools against the district administration's target of 532. Moreover, toilets have been constructed in all the anganvadis in the district Of one lakh toi lets planned under the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) in the district, 86,644 have been constructed at houses and another 551 at women sanitary complexes in rural areas with the objective of eradicating open defecation, said the District Collector G Prakash. Inaugurating a three-day training programme on 'Planning International Year of Sanitation', organized by UNICEF and District Rural Development Agency at Coussannel Nagar near here on Thursday, Prakash said the district administration has set separate targets for the construction of toilets in schools, anganvadis, houses and sanitary complexes for women and public toilets. A total of 509 toilets have been constructed in schools against the district administration's target of 532. Moreover, toilets have been constructed in all the anganvadis in the district, the Collector said. The Collector, who lauded the efforts of the officials of the district administration and District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), said that their objective was to eradicate open defecation by constructing toilets in each and every household in the rural areas. He also said 15 village panchayats have so far won the prestigious 'Nirmal Gram Purashkar' award, given by the Union Government to the village panchayats which construct toilets in every house under their jurisdiction. Moreover, 29 village panchayats in the district are eligible to win the award for 2007 - 2008, said the Collector. Project Officer, DRDA F Abdul Razick and TSC Coordinator M Varghese spoke. TSC coordinators from Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga districts participated.