Workshop cum awareness prog organised
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 03 2022:
A one-day workshop cum awareness programme on 'Jal Jeevan Mission & Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)' was organised jointly by Public Health Engineering Department and RK Sanatombi Devi College of Education at the college's North AOC premises here on Thursday.
Speaking in connection with the programme, PHED chief engineer Haobam Sunil reminded that water is one of the most essential items for human being but it can also be a big spreader of infectious diseases.
World Health Organisation has pointed out that 80 per cent of communicable diseases are spread by contaminated water.
Hence, to create awareness on the importance of clean water, the workshop has been organised, he added.
Sunil continued that Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide potable water to every household and very soon all the houses in 16 districts of the state will have tap water connection.
During the Workshop, PHED superintending engineer Dorendro Rajkumar spoke on 'Jal Jeevan Mission' and SBM (G) Manipur state coordinator Rajkumar Somio on 'Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)' as resource persons.
As a part of the workshop, a street play on Jal Jeevan Mission was performed by Nokphade Cultural Foundation.