Community Led Total Sanitation progarm in Chitral.
CHITRAL: Tehsil Council Chitral passed a unanimous resolution for implementation of CLTS (Community Led Total Sanitation) system in Chitral district. The session was held at Zilla council under the chair Sardar Muhammad Tehsil Naib Nazim also attended by Tehsil Nazim Sartaj Ahamd Khan. The house was briefed by experts and motivated towards adopting cleanliness measurements. Farhan Sami Country Director of Water and Sanitation Program a project funding by World Bank facilitated experts of Integrated Regional Support Program (IRSP) for launching their projects at Chitral district. Syed Shah Nasir Khisrro Executive Director. Masroor Ahmad and other delivered speeches on importance of hygienic methods of life and sanitation. The said that we should to change our attitude and to persuade other people to not spreading dry pits and urinary. Because 70% diseases are spreading from these urinary and open defecation. They hailed TMA Chitral is the first TMA who run their water and sanitation unit on self help basis without any fund from provincial government.
The speakers said that we never achieve our target until involvement and cooperation of local community. They stressed on members of the house to must convey their message at their respective union council to local people to adopt health hygienic methods and to must wash their hands with soap after using toilet and before meal. As a result 45% diseases will be eradicated automatically. The speakers urged on to declare our jurisdiction as ODF (Open defecation free) for decreasing diseases and sustainable healthy society. A unanimous resolution was also passed by the house to adopt CLTS in Chitral to assured minimum chances of diseases. The stake holders demanded for a mass workshop on this topic so as to convey the message to 100% population. Teshil Nazim Chitral Sartaj Ahamd Khan also announced for banning black shopping ban after passing a resolution passed unanimously by the all members of the house. He announced for using of plaything free shopping bags in Chitral after proper counseling with trade union.
The speakers hailed efforts Sartaj Ahamd Khan for inviting world ban team to Chitral for improvement in sanitation system.
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