Awareness programme held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 15 2014:
As part of the National water sanitation campaign under Swachh Bharat Mission, an awareness campaign on Inter Personal Communication (IPC) on community participation on safe sanitation, safe drinking water and water borne diseases was held at Tengnoupal subdivisional headquarters, Chandel District yesterday.
S Tongpao Mate, EM, ADC Chandel, H Vahjaneng Mate, social activist and M Umakanta Singh, Executive Engineer of Chandel PHE Division attended the campaign as the chief guest, guest of honour and functional president respectively.
Speaking as the resource person, S Khogendro Sharma, SO PHE Division, Chandel deliberated on community participation on safe sanitation and safe drinking water highlighting the importance of maintaining personal cleanliness besides keeping the environment clean.
S Tongpao Mate said that cleanliness is indispensable for healthy living so every one should take the responsibility of improving sanitary system in every household and villages besides maintaining personal hygiene.
He further stressed that it is equally important to maintain cleanliness both outward and inward by every individual in order to live healthily in a healthy and developed society.
L Ibungomacha Singh, Assitant Engineer, Chandel PHE Division, Paris Maring, SO Chandel PHE Division, village chiefs, ASHA's and Anganwadi workers of Tengnoupal Sub-Division also attended the programme.