Gauhati University NSS Cell celebrates 'World Toilet Day'

GUWAHATI: The NSS Cell of Gauhati University celebrated the 'World Toilet Day' on November 19 November. As a part of programme, a webinar was organized by GU NSS Cell.

Delivering his welcome address on the occasion, Dr Ranjan Kr Kakati, Director, Students' Welfare & Programme Coordinator, NSS Cell, G.U. welcomed all the dignitaries and participants. He said, "We should make the people aware on the use of sanitary toilets to make the country ODF (open defecation free). We must maintain cleanliness to lead a healthy life free from diseases that might be caused due to open defecation."

Dr Kakati further said that the volunteers under GU NSS Cell are working with the 'Swachch Bharat Mission- Gramin, Assam, and the UNICEF in the four aspirational districts of Goalpara, Barpeta, Darrang and Udalguri to make them ODF." He also lauded the volunteers for their selfless service.

Inaugurating the webinar, Partha Pegu, Joint Director of Sports & Youth Welfare Department, Government of Assam, said that main aim of the programme is to make the country open defecation free as launched by Prime Minister of India throughout the country. He also lauded the GU NSS Cell for their efforts in this regard.

Attending the programme as the 'Invited Speaker', WASH Monitoring Specialist, Mission Directorate, SBM-G, Barnali Ghosh said that many Indians are still defecating in the open. She pointed out, "This practice is polluting the soil and water bodies and causing various diseases like diarrhoea, cholera etc." Ghosh also shared her knowledge with the volunteers to sensitise the people and make them aware to make sanitary toilets.

Tritikhya Borkotoky, volunteer, GU Campus NSS unit, delivered the vote of thanks.

About 100 participants comprising NSS volunteers, Programme Officers, WASH Monitoring officials and members of Gauhati University fraternity attended the webinar.

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