YINGKIONG, 4 Sep: An awareness programme on causes, symptoms and treatment of anaemia was organised here in Upper Siang district on Tuesday as a part of the Rashtriya Poshan Maah, being celebrated across the country with effect from 1 September.
The month-long celebration will focus of key thematic areas like anaemia, growth monitoring, Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi, importance of complimentary breast feeding, and use of technology for better governance.
In Jengging ICDS project, locally grown vegetables and fruits were displayed to promote their nutritive value to the beneficiaries during the celebration.
In Tuting, the ICDS project, in collaboration with the Kendriya Vidyalaya, the education department and NGOs organised a poshan march. A poshan pledge was also administered to the participants in the programme to achieve the objective of ‘Kuposhan Mukt Bharat (Malnutrition-free India). (DIPRO)
