Bhubaneswar: The Office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) on Sunday directed the Collectors of all flood-affected districts for the distribution of sanitary/ hygienic kits to women/girls in the marooned areas.
Joint Special Relief Commissioner Padmanav Behera in a letter to the respective Collectors stated that proper medical care along with sanitation measures is essential for women/girls who are marooned due to flood.
In view of this, he requested the Collectors to instruct respective CDMOs to procure sanitary/ hygienic kits as emergency sanitation measures (emergent relief) and distribute them to women/girls in the marooned areas.
The cost of the sanitary/ hygienic kit shall be borne by the SRC out of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), the letter added.
