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TOILET DAY-RANGPUR (with picture)
Students’ awareness stressed for ensuring hygienic sanitation
RANGPUR, Nov 20, 2018 (BSS) – Experts and public representatives at a
discussion have stressed on creating awareness among the students to ensure
use of pure drinking water and hygienic sanitation facilities in every
household.
They made these observations at the post-rally discussion held on Kick
UCEP Rangpur City Corporation School premises in the city on Monday afternoon
in observance of the World Toilet Day-2018.
Rangpur City Corporation (RpCC) organised the rally and discussion with
assistance of the Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) programme,
Bangladesh.
The Eco Social Development Organisation (ESDO) is implementing the
programme under its Sustainable Urban Wash project to ensure pure drinking
water, hygienic sanitation and sewerage systems for every citizen in Rangpur
city by 2020.
Earlier, a rally with participation of students and teachers of the school,
public representatives and officials of RpCC and WSUP Bangladesh was brought
out on the city streets.
A quiz competition on use and importance of sanitary latrines and leading
hygienic life was also arranged for students on the school premises and
prizes were distributed among 40 winners.
With female City Councilor from reserved Ward Hasna Banu in the chair,
City Councilor (Ward No-23) Sekendar Ali, Representative of WSUP Bangladesh
Gopal Chandra Dhar addressed the discussion as the chief guest.
Headmaster of the school Joynal Abedin, Supervision Engineer of WSUP
Bangladesh Zikrul Haque, Head of the Conservancy Division of RpCC Shahinur
Rahman addressed as special guests.
Project Manager of the Sustainable Urban Wash project of ESDO ATM Ruhul
Islam delivered welcome speech narrating the project activities and
importance of observance of the day.
He also discussed procedures and importance of using hygienic latrines,
relations between sound health and using hygienic sanitary latrines, pure
drinking water and maintaining cleanliness, including washing hands before
taking foods.
The chief guest urged the common people, students and low-income urban
communities, to ensure use of pure drinking water and sanitary latrines to
improve hygienic health and sanitation practices at every household for
building a healthier nation.
BSS/MI/FI/ 1448 hrs