Kangpokpi DC chairs meet on child safety
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIO
Kangpokpi, July 04 2024:
Kangpokpi district administration led by deputy commissioner Mahesh Chaud-hari held a meeting with representatives of Integrated Rural Management Association (IRMA), an NGO, at the DC's Conference Hall on Thursday to discuss issues related to conduct of mass campaigns against child marriage, labour and trafficking in the district.
The meeting chaired by the DC was attended by District Level Officers (DLOs) including District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) and Child Welfare Committee (CWC) .
Even as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO)-and the DCPO informed that no such cases have been reported so far in the district, the DC directed the District Transport Officials (DTOs) to be vigilant in conducting vehicle checks and to set up a check post at the earliest.
On IRMA secretary T Lamjaneng's proposal that the district administration nominate a District Nodal Officer to organise awareness campaigns in schools, colleges and relief camps, the DC gave a firm assurance to provide all necessary support to IRMA and other NGOs functioning within the district in their efforts to stop child marriage, child labour, and child trafficking.