Nashik ZP officials to adopt malnourished children
Omkar Pawar
, on Thursday said senior ZP officials would adopt malnourished children to improve their health and work on prevention measures to eliminate severe acute malnutrition.
"There are 413 students with severe acute malnutrition across the district, largely in tribal-dominated talukas. Our aim is to ensure focus on govt measures to treat and even prevent malnourishment among the children," Pawar said.
The highest number of 50 children with severe acute malnutrition are reported in Niphad taluka, followed closely by Nandgaon (48), Surgana (41), Nashik (40) and Trimbakeshwar (38), among others.
"The number of children with severe acute malnutrition in the tribal-dominated talukas and migratory population is on the higher side. We have, therefore, decided that the senior ZP officials will adopt one child each," Pawar said.
He said the officers adopting such children would have to get in touch and enquire about the health of the child at least once a week and visit the home of the child at least once a month.
Such officers can also provide some additional nutrition to the children. "Govt's nutritious diet for the mother and the child is very strong. If at all the officers want to give anything further, s/he can," Pawar added.
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