Bednets doled out to Saikul villages
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 12 2011:
Bed nets treated in chemical solution to protect from the parasites spreading Malaria have been distributed to 100 villages under Saikul Assembly Constituency.
The treated bednets were distributed by MLA of Saikul Assembly Constituency Doukhomang Khongsai during a simple function at his official quarters located at Lamphel today.
At the occasion, the MLA appealed to the chiefs of the villages, who accepted the bednets on behalf of the villagers, to distributed the same again giving priority to women and children belonging to BPL families and who could not afford to buy bednets in due consideration of the fact that Saikul area is Malaria-prone.
DMO of Sadar Hills Dr Jangkam was also present at the occasion.