Zunheboto: The District Water & Sanitation Mission, PHED, Zunheboto Division Under the aegis of WSSO, PHED, Kohima, Nagaland organized grassroots level workers’ training on water and sanitation from May 5 to 10 in six blocks under Zunheboto district. Altogether 26 villages were divided into six blocks: Roto block - Philimi, Khrimtomi, and Akuhaito; Aizuto block - Aizuto, Lokobomi, Awotsakilimi and Naghuto Old; Asukhomi block - Asukhomi, Phuye Old, Phuye New, and Lochomi; Khukiye block - Khukiye, Lukhai, Hoishe, Shoipu and Satakha Village; Sukhalu block - Sukhalu, Yemishe, Shoixe and Kiyekhu; Zungti block - Zungti, Nikuto Ghukiye, Xukhepu and Kulhopu and the training was conducted in those blocks.
A press release informed that speeches on communitization, its targets and the steps to be initiated in the near future were presented by Er. G. Mughalu, SDO, PHED, Atoizu. The prevailing water quality, ill effects of water borne diseases and its preventive measures were presented by Benathung Tsopoe, Chemist, DWSM, PHED, Zunheboto.
Speeches on sanitation, negative impacts of unhygienic village condition and its measures, importance of cleanliness and the ways to keep the village and its surrounding clean were delivered by Hotolu Aye, JE, PHED, Zunheboto.
WATSAN members, Council members, STH, student leaders, church leaders, SHG, teachers and Goan Buras attended the training.
The villagers acknowledging the department for undertaking such activities urged the department to undertake more activities on water and sanitation in the future, the release added.
