Awareness
Program on Usage of Toilet in Boothagudi Village
Department
of sociology and Social work organized a programme on Boothakudi village on
16.09.2015 to create awareness about the
health and hygiene .The college got a requisition from Madurai Corporation to
conduct a awareness programme in Boothakudi village.Boothakudi is small village which comes under Madurai
North Taluk.It has 600 houses in which 50 houses do not have toilet facilities.
The people who do not toilet facilities at house go for open defecation which
causes many ailments in the village.
OBJECTIVE:
·
To create awareness about the
significance of health and hygiene.
·
To make the public to understand the ill
effects of open defecation.
·
To create awareness about the financial assistance
given by the Government to construct toilets at house.
The
entire programme was organized by Mrs.Rajalakshmi,Integrated Secretary and by
Mrs.Santharani, Panchayat Leader of Boothakudi.The programme started at 9.00am.The
students organized a rally with the beats of Parai.In the rally the students
went to all the streets of the village. The rally was set on with waving the
white flag by the Chief Guest, Rev.Sr.K.Fatima Mary, Principal, Fatima College.
The welcome address was given by The chief Guest addressed the people about the
significance of proper toilet usage and the ill effects of open defecation.
The
students performed a street theatre with the focus of how the women folk would
get affected due to the absence of toilet facilities at house and also about
the various diseases caused by open defecation. The street theatre also focused
about the Government a scheme which provides financial assistance to construct
toilets ate home. The street theatre was very much applauded by the public and
they gave constructive feedback.A Quiz programme was conducted for the school
students about Health and Hygiene and prizes were given to the winners. The
programme came to an end with the vote of thanks proposed by Mrs.Santharani,
Panchayat Leader of Boothakudi.
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