PATNA: Around 1,000 children below the age of five die every day in India from diarrhoea, hepatitis-causing pathogens and other sanitation-related diseases, according to the report of United Nations Children's Fund.
Sanitary conditions at school heavily influence school attendance, especially by girls. Lack of facilities or unhygienic conditions not only prevent children from participating in school, but also negatively affect their concentration and ability to learn, said Chandra Mohan Rai, minister, public health engineering department (PHED), on Friday.
Rai was speaking at the UGC-sponsored two-day national seminar organized by the department of botany, Sri Arvind Mahila College, on "Biological measures towards total sanitation in rural and semi-urban areas".
"More than 2.6 billion people in the world still go for open toilet," said Suman Chahar, chairperson, Sulabh International Academy of Environmental Sanitation and Public Health, New Delhi, adding, "Both behavioural and technical measures are required to create hygienic environment. In 1870, first sewage system of the country was laid in Kolkata. In the last 142 years, out of 5,161 towns and cities of the country, only 209 have a sewage system."
"Sanitation, along with clean water and food security, are primary drivers of improving public health. We should try to develop technologies that help in waste treatment without effecting the environment," said Umapati Sahay, retired zoology professor, Ranchi University.
"General awareness is the foremost requirement if we want to keep our environment clean. To avoid diseases that are caused by unhygienic conditions, we should not only clean our homes but also try to keep our surrounding clean," said Janardan Singh Sigriwal, minister, labour resources.
‘1K kids below the age of 5 die daily in India’ - The Times of India
Sanitary conditions at school heavily influence school attendance, especially by girls. Lack of facilities or unhygienic conditions not only prevent children from participating in school, but also negatively affect their concentration and ability to learn, said Chandra Mohan Rai, minister, public health engineering department (PHED), on Friday.
Rai was speaking at the UGC-sponsored two-day national seminar organized by the department of botany, Sri Arvind Mahila College, on "Biological measures towards total sanitation in rural and semi-urban areas".
"More than 2.6 billion people in the world still go for open toilet," said Suman Chahar, chairperson, Sulabh International Academy of Environmental Sanitation and Public Health, New Delhi, adding, "Both behavioural and technical measures are required to create hygienic environment. In 1870, first sewage system of the country was laid in Kolkata. In the last 142 years, out of 5,161 towns and cities of the country, only 209 have a sewage system."
"Sanitation, along with clean water and food security, are primary drivers of improving public health. We should try to develop technologies that help in waste treatment without effecting the environment," said Umapati Sahay, retired zoology professor, Ranchi University.
"General awareness is the foremost requirement if we want to keep our environment clean. To avoid diseases that are caused by unhygienic conditions, we should not only clean our homes but also try to keep our surrounding clean," said Janardan Singh Sigriwal, minister, labour resources.
‘1K kids below the age of 5 die daily in India’ - The Times of India
