Tehri Hydro Development Corporation India Limited (THDCIL) has initiated a programme to provide tuberculosis-afflicted children from the poor families with nutritious food through its non-government service-oriented organisation ‘Seva THDC’.
As per the release issued by THDCIL, 15 such children are being provided with milk, juice, eggs, fruits, sweets and some others daily as part of the programme.
The release further said that the programme has been initiated under the company's corporate social responsibility (CSR). On Thursday, such children have been given water filters, masks, plates, glasses, blankets and bottles among others by the general manager, social and environment department of THDCIL, Shailendra Singh.
He urged the children to carry on their fight against the disease till they are cured and said that they could be fully cured through taking nutritious food in sufficient quantity daily and availing the proper medical treatment.
The district TB officer Dr Sudhir Pande was also present on the occasion among others. The children were also enlightened on the symptoms, reasons and medical treatment by some who have been cured of the disease.