HOSHANGABAD: As many as 17 Swachhta Champions were felicitated with ‘Swachchta Champion” awards by district panchayat chief Kushal Kumar Patel, district collector Avinash Lavania and CEO and Zila Panchayat PC Sharma at a function here on Thursday. Among the awardees were Usha Yadav, sarpanch, Suakhedi, Mamta Chouhan, aganwadi worker of Sirwad, Sunil Meena, Gram Rozgar Sahayak of Gaura, Radheshyam Nath, secretary of village panchayat Mahuakheda. On this occasion, Priti Barkade, district co-ordinator Swachh Bharat Mission spoke about the concept of the programme. All officials associated with the Mission were present on the occasion.