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Children drinking water from a water purifier kept at K.Poosaripatti Primary School near Krishnagiri on Friday. — Krishnagiri: Corporate major Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) and UNICEF on Friday launched the Child-centred water safety project in Krishnagiri and Bargur blocks. The objective of the project is to supply protected drinking water to schoolchildren giving priority to children of low-income families. More than 370 filters were distributed to 100 schools and 100 anganvadi centres in Krishnagiri and Bargur blocks under the project. SurveyA baseline survey conducted by AC Nielson in the district recently revealed that a majority of families were not aware of safe water handling treatment methods. They were also not able to specify the diseases that spread due to consumption of unprotected water. “The project would impart hygiene messages and ensure that safe water can be made easily available for consumption in schools and anganvadis. This would not only bring about attitudinal and behavioural changes among children with regard to safe water in the concerned local communities but would also protect them against water-borne diseases like diarrhoea, typhoid, malaria, cholera and hepatitis,” according to Project Officer, Water and Sanitation, A. Devaraj. AC Nielson and UNICEF would monitor the behavioural change of students and community members and ensure that the project resulted in positive changes relating to water handling, safety and use of toilets. It also envisages active participation of the students and the teaching community. Sources in HUL point out that the purifier system would be fitted with one free battery. While the first replacement would be free of cost, the second and third replacement of the batteries would be done at half price. A total of 12,295 children from low-income families would benefit under this project. Student committees formed under School Sanitation and Hygiene Education (SSHE) in Krishnagiri district would be entrusted with filling of water, monitoring and maintenance of the kits. Headmasters of concerned schools would decide the source of water available in the campus. Women SHGs and Village Volunteer Force would undertake visits and monitor functioning of the unit, availability of water and cleanliness of surroundings. Convergence committees at the panchayat level would ensure regular supply of water to schools and undertake preventive and breakdown maintenance services. Children would educate their parents on the importance of safe drinking water. The panchayat-level committees would conduct a baseline survey on the incidence of water-borne diseases and regularly update the findings, sources said.
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