Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight starts: NAGALAND DIARY

Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight starts

KOHIMA: Targeting children below 5 years, Wokha district is observing the Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) from May 28 to June 8. Wokha DC, Dr Manazir Jeelani Samoon, who is also the chairman of IDCF, said that diarrhea is one of the diseases which causes deaths in children below five years of age. Therefore, he urged all the stakeholders of the district to come forward and help the implementing agencies to reach the goal of zero death rate in the district since the disease is preventable and treatable. District Immunization Officer, Dr Khalito said that the implementation agency has already targeted 10,000 children below five years of age to be administered ORS and zinc at households throughout the 137 villages and 37 colonies in the urban areas in the district, stated a DIPR release.

Workshop held

KOHIMA: A workshop on climate reality project and the bamboo industry titled "A Sustainable Solution to Climate and Economic Crisis" was held recently at the Nagaland Bamboo Resource Centre, Dimapur. The key resource person of the workshop was Roselaine B Alkunani, Chief Executive Director, SPEED Philippines Inc. (Society for Peace, Economic, Environment and Development in the Philippines). The workshop was chaired by Imtirenla Jamir, Mission Director, NBDA and was attended by different artisans, entrepreneurs and officers of the NBDA. This was jointly organised by the Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency and SPEED Philippines, Inc, stated a DIPR release.

Save Dzuvuru Campaign

KOHIMA: The Kohima Village Students' Union in an attempt to act upon their envisioned year theme "Clean Kohima" will be initiating a cleanliness drive in certain parts of Kohima. It is quite appalling to see that Kohima which was once praised for its scenic beauty and close-knit community has been deemed the 2nd most 'Unlivable City in India' (Ease of Living Index, MoHUA, Govt. of India 2018). Retrospective of this grave situation, the KVSU has taken up a project to identify the part in the capital which is in its most unlikely and deplorable shape. Proceeding with this plan, the areas adjoining the Dzüvürü stream were identified to be at its most crucial stage. Hence, the "Save Dzuvuru Campaign" evolved spearheaded by the Kohima Village Students' Union. The campaign will be officially launched June 5, stated a DIPR release.

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