By Mayukh Goswami

Mangaldai : A month long mass nutritional campaign called “Nutrition month” as a part of the Prime Minister’s flagship programme Nutrition Mission has been got underway in Darrang district from Saturday , reportedly along with four other districts of the State namely Dhubri, Goalpara , Barpeta and Karimganj . This campaign aims at ensuring elimination of  malnutrition problems of all children below six years of age and maintaining sound health of all pregnant and lactating mothers . The mass campaign against malnutrition has been carried out  by the State Social Welfare Department with support from the UNICEF, Assam . The Union Ministry for Women and Child Development has already issued directions to work on some parameters of nutrition including minimizing  of no of under-weight and stunting children , regulating cases of anemia affected children among others .

Meanwhile Deputy Commissioner , Ashok Kr Barman on Thursday held a meeting in this connection and directed all the concerned departments including Social Welfare , Health , Water and Sanitation , Education , Panchayat and Rural Development to work jointly on the action plans prepared and make the campaign a grand success in the district . This was stated by the District Information and Public Relation Officer , in a press communiqué on Saturday  . The meeting attended by all the district heads of the concerned govt departments was also addressed by Additional Deputy Commissioners in charge of Social Welfare and Health Kalpana Deka and Bidyut Bikash Bhagawati among others , DIPRO statement added.  It may be mentioned here that Darrang is among those few districts of Assam where the situation of malnutrition and stunting among children are very alarming .