CHANDIGARH, Feb 22: Chairperson of the Chandigarh Social Welfare Advisory Board Kamla Sharma today inaugurated an awareness generation project in UT, to be implemented through an NGO, Sewa Bharti. The programme, which is part of the Central Social Welfare Board's awareness generation project, will help create awareness among the women groups in UT regarding socio-economic programmes and health. In the six-day programme, awareness would be created among the participants about minor ailments, health, hygiene and nutrition, environment, pregnancy and rights of women, besides prevention of addiction.Addressing the gathering, Kamla Sharma, stressed on the need for involvement of women in social welfare and called upon women to devote time for the cause. She also stressed upon the participants to motivate other women for such work.
Earlier, president of Sewa Bharti, V.P. Kapoor, welcomed the chairperson and highlighted the activities of Sewa Bharti. The secretary of Sewa Bharti, Kapoor Chand, secretary D.P. Gupta and Saroj Gupta, organiser of the training programme also addressed the gathering.
Recruitment of more sweepers demanded
The Sweeper's Union, in a memorandum to Mayor Kewal Krishan Adiwal, have demanded an increase in the strength of sweepers in the Department of Medical Officer, Health.
The Union has stated that the total strength of sweepers in the UT is only about 1,900, which caters to a population of about 9 lakh, thus leaving a shortfall of over 1,400 sweepers in the city.
Union president Udesh Kumar Puhal said in a press release that the demand for sweepers was based on the recommendations of the Ministry of Health committee report on mechanisation of transport and liquid community waste.
The Union has now demanded recruitment of more sweepers in the UT, to fill up the gap between the required and the existing staff of sweepers.
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