GUWAHATI: Joining the rest of the nation in taking poshan abhiyaan to address nutritional deficiencies, Assam Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi launched the ceremonial beginning of Poshan Maah (Poshan Month) at a function held at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakhshetra here on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Governor Prof Mukhi said that Poshan Abhiyaan has been launched to emphasise the need for healthy nutrition and it should be the one liner objective to generate awareness about this mission to involve more and more people so that no targeted group is left behind. He at the same time observed that special emphasis should be given at the tea garden areas to make up the nutritional deficiency and reduce low birth weight in those areas. He said that though the programme strives to reduce the level of stunting, under-nutrition, anaemia and low birth weight among babies without the unified efforts it will be very difficult to achieve the target and therefore, urged upon inter-departmental convergence for the success of the abhiyaan, a press release stated. Also Read: Governor Jagdish Mukhi Appoints Prof Pratap Jyoti Handique As New VC of Gauhati University Also Watch: Decomposed Body of Railway Employee recovered in Tinsukia Youtube

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