Serchhip Battalion of Assam Rifles organized an awareness Lecture on 'snakebite'

AIZAWL: To create awareness against snakebite and first aid, Serchhip Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarter 23 Sector Assam Rifles/Headquarter Inspector General of Assam Rifles (East) organized an 'Awareness Lecture on Snakebites & First Aid' at Hmunhmeltha Village on July 17.

The lecture was aimed to sensitize the locals about the threat posed by poisonous snakebites and other reptiles. The team emphasized the surge of fatal casualties caused especially by snakebites during the monsoon season. The locals were educated to identify the poisonous breeds of reptiles inhabiting the area and ways to prevent snakes from entering houses, stated a release.

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