GUWAHATI: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) will be celebrating World Standards Day as 'Manak Mahotsav' on October 14 2022 all over India.
As a run up to the event, a Quality Walk was organized in the city on Wednesday in association with NEAID, a local non-profit partner, stated a press release.
The walk started from Geetanagar High School field to the BSF camp at Geeta Mandir, covering a distance of 2 km. MLA from the Dispur constituency Atul Bora flagged off the event. Sabyasachi Dhar, head BIS Guwahati, welcomed Bora with a shawl. Meraj, co-founder NEAID, was also present on the occasion.
During his speech, the MLA emphasized the fact that citizens of the country should ensure procuring good quality products conforming to standards to avoid being cheated. A water purifier was donated by the organizers - BIS and NEAID - to Geetanagar High School through the MLA to provide pure water to the students, which is one of the Sustainable Development Goals identified by the UN.
Sabyasachi Dhar informed that members of the IEC, ISO and ITU celebrate World Standards Day every year on October 14 to pay tribute to the collaborative efforts of thousands of experts worldwide who develop the voluntary technical agreements that are published as International Standards.
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