Govt focus on zero diarrhoea deaths
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday stressed on re-strategising and devising innovative interventions to achieve the target of zero diarrhoea deaths among children by 2022. Reviewing the status of reproductive, maternal, newborn, children, adolescent and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) interventions in the country, Vardhan said, “No child should ever die from diarrhoea. The government will make immediate and sustained efforts to prevent this by 2022.”
Full support to N-E people, says PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured wholehearted support to the people of Assam and the Northeastern region to achieve all-round development and growth, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said. This was conveyed to Sonowal by the Prime Minister when the chief minister called on Modi here to extend his greetings for the BJP-led NDA’s second consecutive victory in the Lok Sabha polls.
Japan to invest Rs 13K-cr in N-E region
New Delhi: Japan will invest Rs 13,000 crore in several ongoing as well as new infrastructure projects in the Northeast region, including a water supply scheme in Assam and a network connectivity improvement initiative in Meghalaya, the DoNER Ministry said on Wednesday. Some of the important projects in which Japan will collaborate include the Guwahati water supply project, Guwahati sewage project among others.
