CURATED BY – LAKESH PANCHESHWAR | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Lalbarra, about 12 km from the headquarters. On September 13, a program was organized under the nutrition month in Badgaon Gram Panchayat located under Naitra Sector under the guidance of District Program Officer of Women and Child Development Department Balaghat Mr. Thakur and Lalbarra Project Officer Mrs. Ranu Shivhare. This program was held in the presence of regional Zila Parishad member Smt. Mamta Raut and other public representatives, women and school girls including village Badgaon Upsarpanch Arun Parihar. First of all, the guests performed poojan in front of the photograph of Maa Saraswati. After that, under the guidance of supervisor Smt. Bharti Meshram, the importance of weight monitoring, cleanliness, water conservation, tree plantation and sports was explained to the people present through a nutrition exhibition by Anganwadi workers Geeta Baghel, Lilavati Gautam, Devinand Humnekar and Mamta Bisen. On this occasion, the pregnant-lactating women and adolescent girls present were motivated to include coarse grains, sprouted grains, fruits and vegetables in their daily diet by telling them the importance of tricolor thali. In her address, Zila Parishad member Smt. Mamta Raut said that it is necessary to eat nutritious food to stay healthy, so all the women sisters should include nutritious food in their diet. During the programme, two and a half year old girl Ishani Ghule from general category was given award by district member Mrs. Mamta Raut and winner of chair race, Class 12th student Ms. Prachi Bisen was also awarded. During this, Mrs. Usha Bisen taught how to prepare nutritious dishes from take home ration. Pregnant, lactating women and adolescent girls present at the programme were told to compulsorily consume iron folic acid tablets. Rural women and adolescent girls were present on this occasion.