Dimapur, September 26 (MExN): The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), along with Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India and Government of Assam, organised an awareness campaign against the open defecation in the slum area of Guwahati Fancy Bazar Gate No. 3 on September 25. The campaign was conducted in order to prevent harmful diseases caused by open defecation and also create awareness about its ill-effects, NFR Chief Public Relations Officer PJ Sharma informed a press release. It was also undertaken to mark Deendayal Upadhyay’s birth anniversary on September 25. NFR Chief Medical Director B Sonowal, Chief Rolling Stock Engineer Sugata Lahiri, Assam State Health Officer and other Railway staff and officers actively took part in the campaign, the release said. Walking alongside the railway track, they advised the slum occupants against the serious health issues caused by defecating in open places, it said adding that the residents also assured the officials they will not practice open defecation in future. NFR is committed towards their role of keeping their premises clean by organising such events occasionally in future, the release further maintained.
