Min launches scheme at Sishupalgarh Primary School
In a significant move towards fulfilling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment towards providing hygienic sanitation facilities for girl students, the Gas Authority of India limited (GAIl) will contract 1,021 bio-toilets across the country under Swachchh Bharat-Swachchh Vidyalaya Scheme.
The first such bio-toilet will be installed at the Sishupalgarh Central Primary School in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the scheme by laying foundation stone for a modern bio-toilet facility at the school on Thursday.
“GAIl will undertake the girls’ toilet project under its CSR programmes, entailing an expenditure of Rs 27 crore. With today’s launch, the construction work has kicked off at four districts-Khordha (243 toilets) and Nayagarh (132) districts in the State, East Godavari (336) in Andhra Pradesh and Jhabua (310) in Madhya Pradesh. In total, 1021 toilets will be constructed across India,” the Union Minister said.
Stating that the Prime Minister has set a target of providing separate toilets for girls by August 15 next year at all schools, the Union Minister said the initiative being undertaken by the GAIl will help in covering the long felt gap in hygiene infrastructure in schools as well as contribute to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in its own way. Besides, the Union Minister stated that Sishupalgarh would be made an ideal village.
GAIl Chairman-cum-Managing Director BC Tripathi said, “GAIl (India) limited is committed to improve the hygienic sanitation facilities for girls in schools as a responsible corporate citizen of the country.” The Union Minister too felicitated some senior citizens on the occasion.