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BORDUMSA: Each household member should acquire the technical knowhow of growing nutritious fruits and vegetables locally as desired and via various schemes including the nutritional kitchen garden and related schemes of the government, appealed Somlung Mossang — legislator of Bordumsa-Diyun in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
He was addressing the Anganwadi workers and sewikas under the Bordumsa CD (Community Development) Block at the Singpho Heritage Center auditorium here during their 'Training on Nutri-Garden Thali' programme organized by the ICAR Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Changlang on Thursday morning.
"We can not only be self-reliant in the production of such organic vegetables but also supply such produces to the neighbouring markets with our surplus agri-horticultural produce. Our constituency already proved this during the recent nationwide lockdown," he pointed out.
Such a concerted move — if properly undertaken — would definitely help in effectively dealing with also the nagging issue of malnutrition in the interior areas of the State in general and the constituency in particular, said Mossang.
Focussing on various issues of 'Malnutrition' including undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight, obesity, and resulting diet-related non-communicable diseases, he said that lack of such technical knowledge during the child-bearing stage and nutritional needs of the child during the early period results in severe ailments and deformity.
Malnutrition continues to be the leading risk factor for disease burden in India and with collective and effective efforts, the nation's vision 2022 target aims at reducing the mal-nutrition deficiency disease graphs from 38 to 25 per cent, he added.
The MLA also distributed varieties of various high-yielding variety seeds to the beneficiaries present on the occasion.
As the chief guest on the occasion, he said that the Anganwadi workers (AWWs) enable the wheel of the society to move in the desirable and organized manner — particularly in the rural areas. They play a pivotal role in improving the health of the community. They are vital for disseminating the health-related messages and knowledge.
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