Clean environment at schools would help the pupils learn better and the parents' committees, teachers and NGOs must meet regularly to ensure better sanitation in schools, Special Principal Secretary (Primary Education and Sarva Siksha Abhiyan) Chandana Khan said here on Monday.
The State Government initiated steps to provide toilets in all schools in the State and though 89 per cent of them were completed only 29 per cent were in full use, she said at a regional workshop on sanitation at school, organised by the State Rajiv Vidya Mission (SSA) and UNICEF at a tourist resort at Rushikonda.
Awareness must be created among children to use toilets without fail and washing hands and keeping their premises clean, she said.
Collector Lav Agarwal felt the need to create awareness among children from the school stage on personal hygiene and sanitation, to keep diseases at the bay and make them study well.
Education specialist from the UNICEF Sukanya Subrahmanyan explained how cleanliness would positively effect pupil's personality and studies.
State Coordinator of RTE Act Cell V. Madhusudhan, State Community Mobilisation Officer B. Sayanna, engineering consultant T.V. Bhojraj, Project Officers of RVM and DEOs of Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and East Godavari districts and representatives of NGOs participated.
Keywords: sanitation in schools, environment
Out of 89% of toilets that were completed,only 29% toilets are said to be put to use it was stated.That means,the remaining 70% toilets must be NOT FIT for use,lest,the same should have also been put into use by the students.One could often see the plight of the students,who always on the run for a place to attend natures call,in the absence of proper toilets.Even if toilets are there,they are with NO WATER or NO DOORS.In such a scenario,how could one believe the claims of the authorities with regard to providing toilets.It is simply absurd.
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