During pandemic, 18 slums in Ahmedabad to get portable hand wash stations
Slum dwellers collect water from tankers provided by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Sunday
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Article Author: During pandemic, 18 slums in Ahmedabad to get portable hand wash stations
Media Source: The Indian Express (India)
Date: 15 November 2020
In India, to check the spread of Covid-19 in slum areas of Ahmedabad city and to facilitate hand washing for residents there, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) and UNICEF have started putting up portable handwash stations at 18 slum pockets of the city. The target is to put 35 stations in slum pockets of five major areas of…
In India, to check the spread of Covid-19 in slum areas of Ahmedabad city and to facilitate hand washing for residents there, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) and UNICEF have started putting up portable handwash stations at 18 slum pockets of the city. The target is to put 35 stations in slum pockets of five major areas of Ahmedabad : Danilimda, Behrampura, Ramol, Vasna and Sarkhej. So far nine hand washing stations have been completed and installed. Programme Coordinator of AKAH, Mohammed Irfan Khalifa, said that the project was being implemented during Covid-19 to provide modern and easily available hand wash facilities to slum dwellers.