News Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Amit Mandal
Updated Wed, 23 Feb 2022 09:14 PM IST
Summary
After inaugurating the National Wash Conclave-2022, the Vice President said that children should grow up in an environment that is physically and emotionally healthy.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday underlined the importance of basic amenities like safe drinking water and sanitation in preventing diseases and in the well being of the people. He also cautioned that people should not reduce their safety and continue the habit of washing hands frequently with the reduction in
COVID-19 pandemic infection. Addressing it after inaugurating the National Wash Conclave-2022 virtually from Chennai, the Vice President said that children should grow up in an environment that is physically and emotionally healthy.
For this, he wants to introduce preventive health measures like safe water, sanitation and hygienic practices from Anganwadis and primary schools, an official statement from the Vice President’s Secretariat said. The three-day virtual conclave on Water, Sanitation is being organized by National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) Hyderabad in association with Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, UNICEF and
The Conclave focused on promoting water, sanitation and hygiene in the Gram Panchayats. Given that it is important for Gram Panchayats to take forward the WASH agenda as they are at the core of rural water supply. Naidu said that this is an important aspect of governance on which I always emphasize that access to services in every sector is the key to all round development of development. The Vice President said that as a nation, we need to ensure that every household gets all the basic facilities.
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Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday underlined the importance of basic amenities like safe drinking water and sanitation in preventing diseases and in the well being of the people. He also cautioned that people should not reduce their safety and continue the habit of washing hands frequently with the reduction in
COVID-19 pandemic infection. Addressing it after inaugurating the National Wash Conclave-2022 virtually from Chennai, the Vice President said that children should grow up in an environment that is physically and emotionally healthy.
For this, he wants to introduce preventive health measures like safe water, sanitation and hygienic practices from Anganwadis and primary schools, an official statement from the Vice President’s Secretariat said. The three-day virtual conclave on Water, Sanitation is being organized by National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) Hyderabad in association with Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, UNICEF and
The Conclave focused on promoting water, sanitation and hygiene in the Gram Panchayats. Given that it is important for Gram Panchayats to take forward the WASH agenda as they are at the core of rural water supply. Naidu said that this is an important aspect of governance on which I always emphasize that access to services in every sector is the key to all round development of development. The Vice President said that as a nation, we need to ensure that every household gets all the basic facilities.