YODESS convenes meeting on health and sanitation at Dalapchand

GANGTOK, 30 Jan: Youth Development Society of Sikkim (YODESS) Rongli organised a meeting with Government functionaries/stakeholders on Community Health and Sanitation supported under field-level activities of Voluntary Health Association of Sikkim (VHAS) on 29 January at Lampokhari, Dalapchand, East Sikkim.
A press release informs that the meeting was chaired by Rhenock BDO, BL Adhikari and began with a welcome address by chairperson, YODESS cum Deputy Director ICDS, N Chettri who highlighting the objectives behind the meeting said that it was also to support the successful implementation of the three-year sanitation programme of YODESS which began from March 2011 and will continue till January 2014 in Sudunglakha and Dalapchand Gram Panchayat Unit.
Similarly, the background of this project was presented by YODESS executive secretary, Mani Kumar Gurung and programme officer, BP Sharma while YODESS accountant presented the achievements, activities and budget of the organization, the release informs.
Representatives of farmer clubs, NGO’s members and teachers participated in an open discussion while Sudunglakha Panchayat president, Hem Lall Sanyasi and BDO Rhenock spoke on Health and Sanitation, the release mentions.
Also present were Deputy Director ICDS, Rongli, N Chettri, DESME Assistant Director, Uttam Chettri, Panchayat members of Sundunglakha and Dalapachand, representatives different NGOs, Agan Wadi workers, ASSA members and YODESS’s board members and unit members.