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Kathmandu Saturday December 15, 2001 Marga 30, 2058.
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Need for sanitation facilities stressed
KATHMANDU, Dec 14 (PR) - Deputy Speaker of House of
Representatives Chitra Lekha Yadav, called for proper sanitation facilities for the people
throughout the country,Friday.
" Speaking at a three-day Third National School
Sanitation and Hygiene Education Workshop,the Deputy Speaker said," I will make a
representation in the Parliament for this purpose."
Nepal’s record on sanitation is very poor. A national
survey of 1985 on diarrhoea-related diseases found that about 45,000 children pass away
every year because of diarrhoea. According to BECHAM/UNICEF Report 2000, only 33 percent
of the total population have access to toilets in Nepal whereas only 17 percent of toilets
count in proper use.
President of District Development Committee, Kapilvastu,
Ramesh Sharma said, "Many of the schools in Kapilvastu lack proper toilets and the
brunt of this is borne by girl students."
The programme is being participated by chairmen of different
District Development Committees, representatives of Village Development Committees,
representatives of the Red Cross Society, drinking Water and Sewerage Corporation offices,
NGOs, INGOs and teachers.
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