Arunachal: World Water Day celebrated at Seppa

The District Mission Management Unit and Primary Level Federations (confederation of Self-Help Groups) celebrated World Water Day with a theme, “Valuing Water” at Seppa. The theme highlights the importance of water and raises awareness of the global water crisis, and a foremost focus of the observance is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.

Around 75% of the Earth is water and two thirds of the world’s population suffer from serious water crisis for at least one month per year and also one in four elementary schools across the world lacks access to drinking clean and safe and clean water sources.

Around 400 plus participants from Self Help Groups and other community-based organisations have participated in the mass procession. Other important activities include are Mass procession, session on FNHW (Food, Nutrition, Health and WASH), judicious use of water in community level and cleanliness drive at Siyung ground drinking water source/water bodies, water tank and schools here in Pampoli and Seppa Town.

T.D Thungon East Kameng Deputy Director. ICDS/WCD addressed the gathering as a special guest and highlighted the importance of healthy and nutritious food for women and children. She also stressed on the importance of four development components wiz. Physical development, Intellectual development, Social development and Emotional development. She further emphasized on the severity of malnutrition due to lack in good practices on water and health sanitation and behavioural changes in the people.

The other important persons attended the celebration are District Senior Scientist & Head KVK Dr. M.C Debnath, MIS cum JJM Nodal person Kago Babing along with other ArSRLM officers and officials of DMMU/BMMU. 

Kago Babing also asserted on the important and judicious use of water in community level and roles of ISA (Implementing Support Agency) in Jal Jeevan Mission here in Pampoli.

Nani Lingfa, one of members from Self-help groups  concluded the celebration by addressing the vote of thanks.