NAMCHI, 12 Sept: Rural Management and Development Department conducted a workshop on Sanitation, Hygiene Advocacy and Communication Strategy for South District at the Namchi Community Hall today. The department has already conducted similar workshops at three other districts of the state.
The workshop today was attended by Panchayats, Gram Vikash Adhikari, School Heads and NGO representatives of South District.
During the programme the resource persons of the workshop highlighted on different topics where Joint Secretary, Sanitation Cell, Hissey Yongda highlighted the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, Field Facilitator, Suren Mohra informed about the Community led total sanitation programme for Nirmal Gram, Field Facilitator Udai Chamling spoke on school sanitation and Dawa Bhutia [NGO representative] highlighted on Zero Waste management.
Under the various topics of the workshop the resource persons explained in brief concepts of sanitation like disposal of human excreta, open ditches, pit latrines, bucket system, solid and liquid was management and disposal, food hygiene, personal, domestic as well as environmental hygiene, importance and basic determinants of quality of life and the role of community in our individual and social life.
An interactive session with the participants was also conducted where they briefly discussed various topics with the resource persons of the workshop.
ADC (Dev) South, Binu Gurung said that everyone must work together and cooperate with each other to live up to the prestigious Nirmal Rajya award received by Sikkim. She also asked the Gram Vikas Adhikaris and panchayat members to conduct coordination meetings in every GPU of South district to spread awareness on sanitation and hygiene.
The workshop was also addressed by ADC (Dev) Ravangla, Tashi Chopel.
The workshop today was attended by Panchayats, Gram Vikash Adhikari, School Heads and NGO representatives of South District.
During the programme the resource persons of the workshop highlighted on different topics where Joint Secretary, Sanitation Cell, Hissey Yongda highlighted the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, Field Facilitator, Suren Mohra informed about the Community led total sanitation programme for Nirmal Gram, Field Facilitator Udai Chamling spoke on school sanitation and Dawa Bhutia [NGO representative] highlighted on Zero Waste management.
Under the various topics of the workshop the resource persons explained in brief concepts of sanitation like disposal of human excreta, open ditches, pit latrines, bucket system, solid and liquid was management and disposal, food hygiene, personal, domestic as well as environmental hygiene, importance and basic determinants of quality of life and the role of community in our individual and social life.
An interactive session with the participants was also conducted where they briefly discussed various topics with the resource persons of the workshop.
ADC (Dev) South, Binu Gurung said that everyone must work together and cooperate with each other to live up to the prestigious Nirmal Rajya award received by Sikkim. She also asked the Gram Vikas Adhikaris and panchayat members to conduct coordination meetings in every GPU of South district to spread awareness on sanitation and hygiene.
The workshop was also addressed by ADC (Dev) Ravangla, Tashi Chopel.
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