Kathmandu: Chlorine solution has been distributed free of cost to around 1,000 families to control cholera that has been raging in the Kathmandu Valley. The solution for water disinfection is being distributed at 75 different locations from temporary booths of the Kathmandu Valley. The Government of Nepal, UNICEF and UN-HABITAT have jointly launched cholera mitigation campaign to control cholera outbreak and prevent the disease.

“We are distributing chlorine solution to mitigate cholera outbreak caused by contaminated drinking water,” said Dipesh Raj Sharma, coordinator of the campaign. “We have already educated more than 2,000 people about personal hygiene and the process of making drinking water safe,” said Sharma adding, “We are planning to add more booths to reach more people in the Valley.”
More than 100 volunteers of the campaign are visiting door-to-door, grocery stores and small and big restaurants to make them aware of safe drinking water and sanitation. Additional 100 volunteers will be mobilized in the month-long campaign.

Source: Annapurna Post, September 15, 2008