Bhopal, Apr 23: Over 40 thousand Village Water and Sanitation Committees have been constituted in the state under Total Sanitation Campaign. Importantly, all the members of the committees are women.

Giving this information, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Rustam Singh said that cent percent participation of women has been ensured in these committees in view of the fact that it is womenfolk who have to face problems of drinking water and defecation mostly. Singh informed that about 50 thousand Village Water and Sanitation Committees are being constituted in the state. Large-scale training programmes are also being held for effective implementation of the campaign. Training module has been prepared for every village. This process has been completed in more than 25 per cent villages.

It may be mentioned that technical and financial assistance is being provided for construction of family flush latrines in the rural areas under Total Sanitation Campaign in the state. Besides, availability of sanitary arrangements is being ensured in schools, sanitary complexes are being constructed for women and efforts are being undertaken to create awareness about individual as well as community sanitation among the masses. The campaign is being conducted in the districts through District Water and Sanitation Committees.