Rotary Club of Madras Central Launches Hygiene Facilities in Govt Schools
- ROTARY CLUB OF MADRAS Rotary Club Of Madras Central Supports with a Global Grant. – 4440 Children have benefitted through this project
Chennai, March 8, 2022: The Rotary Club of Madras Central a 40 year old Club with 95 Members, today provided 3 schools with hygiene facilities and other basic needs for the students and staff wellbeing. 2 out of the 3 are Girls Schools. RC of Madras Central has already initiated plans to help Six Government Schools, Phase I – 3 Schools and Phase II – 3 Schools through Rotary International Global Grant of Rs. 24 lakhs.
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The world women’s day saw a flurry of activity in 3 big schools. Rotary Dist. Governor J. Sridhar, Club President KAV Ramesh, Special Project Director Vinod Saraogi, along with many Rotarians formally inaugurated the facilities.
Chennai Girls Hr. Sec. School, Shenoy Nagar – 1550 Girls
- providing Multi Tap Hand Wash Stations in 3 locations along with liquid soap dispensers, so that Covid hygiene is maintained for all the 1550 girls.
- providing with Six Rain Water Harvesting Wells to avoid water logging and recharge of ground water
- RO Plant with new Membrane provided and repaired for safe drinking water
- Noon meal area – provided 12 benches and civil work done for cement flooring.
- 53 Classrooms Black boards newly painted
Training the Girls on proper usage of hand wash stations will also be done. The Parent Teachers Association will ensure maintenance in all the schools.
According to Rtn Vinod Saraogi, Director Special Projects, RC of Madras Central has two unique and long standing projects they are the ROTARY CENTRAL VHS BLOOD BANK which is the largest Private Sector Blood Bank in Chennai operating for 30 years and ROTARY CENTRAL PRAHLAD RAI BONE BANK, which is another unique $ 100,000 Project, Rotary Madras Central has done with Adyar Cancer Institute.
Donor Bones are harvested, refrigerated for long time storage and used in Cancer patients and other accident victims. This is the second largest Hospital in India having a Bone Bank. The Bones from this Bone Bank used for many surgeries. He added, we hope that the latest WASH program {Water, Sanitation and Hygiene facilities } will also be on for a long time helping schools and children in the years to come.
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