The root cause of an upsurge of diseases like The root cause of an upsurge of diseases like ‘‘TyphoidTyphoid ’’ , , ‘‘DiarrhoeaDiarrhoea ’’ ,, ‘Swine FluSwine Flu ’’ in this village in this village ‘‘SandhanidharSandhanidhar ’’……Heaps of garbage and dirty puddles..Heaps of garbage and dirty puddles..

We saw an immediate need to actWe saw an immediate need to act …….An awareness .An awareness programmeprogramme for the people of for the people of SandhanidharSandhanidhar in a local in a local school.. school.. AmbujitesAmbujites teaching the villagers through teaching the villagers through skits and road showskits and road show ……..

How to curb the diseases like How to curb the diseases like Diarrhoea,TyphoidDiarrhoea,Typhoid

and Swine Flu??and Swine Flu??……Why the village is suffering from Why the village is suffering from

those deadly diseases ????those deadly diseases ????

Grass root level awareness was Grass root level awareness was paramountparamount ……villagers had to know about villagers had to know about hygiene,sanitationhygiene,sanitation and health. A rally with the and health. A rally with the local school children local school children ……

Occasion is Occasion is ‘‘Gandhi Gandhi JayentiJayenti ’’ and a large and a large contingent of students, contingent of students, teachers,volunteersteachers,volunteers and and locals cleaning the roads.. Squares and village locals cleaning the roads.. Squares and village lanes..lanes..

SegragatedSegragated waste was also cleared.. waste was also cleared..

Villagers worked hand in hand with our Villagers worked hand in hand with our

children and then there was no garbage children and then there was no garbage

aroundaround……

One can see the improved conditions of the village after the One can see the improved conditions of the village after the Cleanliness driveCleanliness drive…… These healthy conditions can now reduce the These healthy conditions can now reduce the risk of the deadly diseases which the village is suffering fromrisk of the deadly diseases which the village is suffering from……This This is not the end of the storyis not the end of the story……We would visit the village every We would visit the village every fortnighfortnighfor a year to help people live a clean and safe life.. Efforts for a year to help people live a clean and safe life.. Efforts continuecontinue……

Students from Students from ‘‘Ambuja Vidya NiketanAmbuja Vidya Niketan ’’ , students from , students from ‘‘ShriShriSandhanidharSandhanidhar PrathmikPrathmik ShalaShala ’’ , teachers and principals of both the , teachers and principals of both the schools, ACL people and Villagers of schools, ACL people and Villagers of ‘‘SandhanidharSandhanidhar ’’ can be seen can be seen after 3 hrs of cleanliness drive..after 3 hrs of cleanliness drive..