Workshop on Natl Sanitation Campaign held
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 27 2014 :
A one day workshop on state level national sanitation campaign for the district engineers organized by Communication Capacity Development unit (CCDU) of Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) under Swachh Bharat Mission was held at the office of CCDU at Lamphelpat here today.
The programme was attended by PHED Chief Engineer H.Sunil, Addl.
Chief Engineer L.Ibomcha and CCDU Director L.Swamikanta as chief guest, president and guest of honour respectively.
Speaking during the workshop, PHED Chief Engineer H.Sunil stated that lack of proper latrines and sanitation facilities has abated crimes pertaining to women in rural areas.
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's saying that sanitary latrines are more important than political freedom, H.Sunil mentioned the importance of owning latrines and maintaining hygienic sanitation facilities by every household.
The programme for construction of sanitary latrines has been implemented since 2009 under the name of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan and it has been recently named Swachh Bharat, Sunil said and added that every household will have one latrine by 2019 under the programme.
Mentioning the objectives of the workshop, Sunil continued that most people do not have the habit of throwing solid wastes at proper places.
Awareness should be generated to the public on this issue, he added.