Agri Minister distributes face masks
Source: The Sangai Express
Churachandpur, April 14 2020:
Agriculture Minister V Hangkhanlian has began distributing face masks within his Assembly segment today.
He has also assured that sanitary pads will be made available to those in need during the lockdown period.
Speaking to media persons yesterday, the Minister said he is distributing face masks to citizens of his Constituency.
His workers have started distributing the same, the Minister said.
He will be meeting women groups from different localities, the Minister said adding all efforts will be made to avail sanitary pads to those in need.
Churachandpur town being the second biggest township in the State, has hosted a good number of people from the interior villages either for studies or for work.
These people are the ones who are in dire need of assistance and they can't simply be ignored, he said adding rice have been distributed in the Constituency irrespective of whether people are in the local voter's list or not.
He also urged people to practice social distancing and collectively fight as one against the COVID-19 pandemic.