IT News
Imphal April,9,
26 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR(South) has been at the forefront in providing a helping hand to the local villagers. On 07 April 2019, to commemorate ‘World Health Day’, lectures were organized at various locations of Chandel, Moreh, Moltuk and Tengnoupal to involve a larger audience even in remove locations along the border villages. All the Medical Officers of under command units delivered a lecture in local language and in Hindi and elucidated the causes of old age diseases and lifestyle disease like obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart and kidney problems. Preventive measures to maintain good health especially in grown-ups were suggested. Participants were asked to maintain a healthy day to day life style along with routine exercise/yoga and good food habits to cope up with the old age and lifestyle related diseases. The attendees were greatly benefitted by the information pertaining to health on the occasion of ‘World Health Day’.
A total of 547 men, 375 women, and 221 children benefitted from this initiative. The continuous and relentless efforts of the Sector towards the welfare of the locals have been greatly appreciated by them and has greatly improved the level of interaction between the Security Force and villagers.