Girl Students Awareness Programme on Health and Hygiene
Shree Narayana Guru Vidyalaya , Secondary and Higher Secondary section of English medium school organised series of workshops on Health & Hygiene Awareness for girl students on 12th and 14th July, 2023.
Around 325 girls from class IX-XII participated in the programme, where information was being shared on Menstruation related myths and facts.
Sanitary napkins are made from non - biodegradable plastic and it takes hundreds of years to decompose. The estimated used sanitary napkin waste is around 1,13,000 tonnes annually in India. This has raised alarming concern to prevent environmental pollution . As per Bio- Medical waste disposal rule, it can be burnt at certain temprature to kill pathogens.
Shree Narayana Guru Vidyalaya has taken an initiative to work towards "Swacch Bhrat Mission" and have installed Incinerators also known Sanitary Napkin Disposal Machines to burn used Sanitary Napkins.
During the Health and Hygiene Awareness program, principal Dr.(Mrs.) Madhabi P. Bhattad and School Counselor Ms. Samixa Saini educated girls about the use of incinerator. Also, they discussed about female health issues and addressed the queries raised by students in Q/A session.
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