The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Odisha branch, organised a training on water, sanitation and hygiene under guidance of IRCS secretary Major Dr Kalpana Dash here on Sunday.
The objective of the training was to create instructors, who will work for creating awareness on water, sanitation and hygiene at different schools of Dashapalla in Nayagarh district and Khallikote in Ganjam district and also among different communities.
The participants, who are Junior Red Cross counsellors of different schools, were trained on vermicompost and behavioural changes for waste management and how to change mindset of people to stop open defecation and use toilets for a healthy society.
Among others, IRCS joint secretary Durga Sankar Sarangi, junior Red Cross officer Laxman Swain and WASH State coordinator Arun Kumar Roy were present.