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2 Poshan Vahans flagged off, Poshan Mela concludes with ethnic food festival
KARGIL SEPTEMBER 10, 2020: Month long Rashtriya Poshan Maah, 2020 kick started at Tai Suru Block on Wednesday with the flagging off of 2 Poshan Vahans and ethnic food festival.
As a part of the 3rd Rashtriya Poshan Maah being celebrated to address the problem of malnutrition among women and young children, the Poshan Mela was organised by the ICDS Tai Suru with display of local ethnic food items by the Child Development Project Office Tai Suru.
The Poshan Mela was formally inaugurated by the former Executive Councillor and Councillor Tai Suru Aga Syed Abass in presence of Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) Tai Suru Parveen Akhtar amidst strict adherence of COVID-19 SOPs.
Sarpanch Tai Suru Kaneez Fatima, Sarpanch Kochik Ghulam Abass, ICDS Workers, Supervisors and beneficiaries were also present on the occasion.
During the course of the Poshan Maah, a range of activities are slated to be organized which are aimed at sensitising the workers and beneficiaries about various aspects of the national nutrition mission and its importance.
The two Poshan Vahans will sensitise the people of Tai Suru with objectives of the Poshan Maah. The Poshan Anthem in Purgi will also be relayed through the vans.
Appreciating the efforts of CDPO Tai Suru Parveen Akhtar for her unique ideas to sensitize the masses about the government schemes, Syed Abass Razvi said that the objective of Poshan Abhiyaan is to reduce stunting, under-nutrition and anaemia among young children, women and adolescent girls
and to reduce low birth weight by ensuring the provision of nutritious food and organizing such an important Poshan Mela with exhibition of local food items is the need of the hour in a place like Kargil where people remain cut off from the rest of the world for almost six months of the year.
Referring to the concept of Poshan Vahan, Syed Abass Razvi said that the idea for sensitizing people at their doorsteps is a good initiative and now after Ladakh becoming UT emphasis should be laid on the use of local food as well as awareness about its nutritional value. He also urged the ICDS Workers and Helpers to be the agents of change and ambassadors of the Government to disseminate the importance of consuming locally available food for healthy living.
Meanwhile, CDPO Tai Suru Parveen Akhtar briefed about the objectives of the mission and said that field functionaries are carrying out various activities involving Sarpanchs and Panchs of respective villages and emphasising on creating mass awareness on the scheme besides organising workshops and Poshan rallies at the block as well as Anganwadi levels.
The activities involving Supervisors, Anganwadi Workers, and beneficiaries of ICDS i.e.; lactating mothers, pregnant women and adolescent girls are being carried out at the Anganwadi level while properly adhering to the COVID-19 SOPs and guidelines.
During the Poshan Mela, various stalls on local ethnic foods like Popot (soaked wheat and peas prepared with goat or sheep head or leg), buckwheat cake, pan cake made of barley sprouts, roasted wheat and barley, local milk products along with organic vegetables by ICDS Workers and Helpers were put on display which were highly appreciated by the beneficiaries as well as the local people.
