Govt to make two districts totally clean, says Rawat

The State Government has taken up a task to make two districts of State totally clean, said Chief Minister Harish Rawat while addressing a programme organised by Max India foundation at Dhakrani village on Friday. 

The foundation under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme has adopted the village. 

Appreciating Max India, Rawat said other corporate too should emulate the example set by the company under its CSR activity. “Country can progress only when corporate houses with resources come forward for discharging their duties towards the society,” the CM said. A sewer project was also inaugurated by the CM on the occasion.

Rawat said village Panchayats, MlAs, State Government and private sectors should work in tandem for development activities in backward areas. He asked the local MlA Navprabhat to take special notice for patch work and toilet construction in Dhakrani village.  Rawat said that state government is committed to reduce infant and mother mortality rates in the state. Expressing happiness that significant decrease in these rates has been observed in Rudraprayag district the CM said that orders to provide nutritious diet to the pregnant women in the state.  He informed that 11000 people have benefited within a short span of time from the health insurance scheme of the state government.

local MlA Navprabhat said that to adopt a big village like Dhakrani is a novel attempt and should be appreciated. He hoped that the village would act as a model for others.

Speaking on the occasion CEO of Max India foundation Mohini Daljit Singh said that adoption of the village is a start of new journey by the help of which many rural welfare activities would be done. She said that focus on health related issues would be done in the programme. The programme was attended by DM of Dehradun Ravinath Raman, CEO of Max life Insurance Rajesh Sood and large number of villagers were present on the occasion.