Gaidakot Municipality to Implement 'One School, One Kitchen Garden' Program

Nawalpur. Nawalpur (Bardghat-Susta East) 's Gaidakot Municipality is going to operate a 'One School, One Kitchen Garden' program. The municipality has brought a concept to implement the concept of a green school through a child-friendly educational environment and environmental adaptation beautification from the upcoming year.

Mayor of Gaidakot Municipality, Madanbhakta Adhikari, said that activities will be conducted to connect students with entrepreneurship and production through the 'Study and Earn' program and to connect teachers with technology. He mentioned that the products produced within the municipality will be used as teaching materials.

Under the comprehensive school safety program, the municipality will focus on constructing, maintaining, and expanding services for safe, child-friendly, disability-friendly, and technology-friendly physical structures in schools, according to Adhikari.

On Friday, while presenting the policy and program for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84, Mayor Adhikari stated that the municipality is adopting a policy of adjusting schools based on student numbers and needs, and operating residential schools and 'big schools' within the municipality. He informed that the municipality has managed the budget in such a way that community schools will not be able to charge any fees from students up to the basic level (Class 8).

To enhance the educational quality of the municipality, the mayor, Adhikari, said that outstanding teachers, outstanding students, and outstanding schools of the year will be announced and honored with awards annually. He mentioned that the nutritious mid-day meal program will be further effectively advanced to retain students in schools up to the basic level.

Similarly, all schools within the municipality will be declared 'junk food' and waste food-free zones, and the sale of alcohol and tobacco products within 100 meters of schools will be completely banned, according to Adhikari. With the slogan 'Gaidakot's Desire: Quality Education', activities will be focused on the education sector, and practical and technical education will be emphasized accordingly.

Likewise, policies and programs have been presented to operate free ambulance services for pregnant, lactating, and disabled individuals in Wards No. 3 and 18 of the municipality, and free testing and health camps for cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure targeting citizens above 40 years of age.

To ensure health services for the poor, helpless, and marginalized citizens within the municipality, Mayor Adhikari stated that policies have been adopted to provide an emergency health security fund, free provision of 35 types of Ayurvedic medicines, and a maternity allowance of Rs 5,000 to mothers giving birth in Gaidakot's government health institutions and birthing centers under the nutritious food program for lactating mothers.

He said that a policy has been adopted within Gaidakot Municipality to discourage plastic materials and expand the use of 'duna-tapari' made from local sal leaves. Mayor Adhikari informed that policies have been adopted for 'One Group: One Agricultural Model Commercial Farming', 'Gaidakot's Vision: Maize All Season', expansion of Chaithe paddy cultivation, promotion of taro cultivation in Wards No. 3 and 18 of Gaidakot, and expansion of banana and tea gardens established in Gaidakot-18 to promote tourism.

In line with the policy to develop wards near hilly and grazing areas as goat pocket areas, he said that the municipality will be made self-reliant in meat by operating a goat promotion program. He stated that a policy has been adopted to improve the quality of locally produced homemade liquor and commercialize it with 'labeling'.

Mayor Adhikari informed that a policy has been adopted to conduct a free vaccination campaign against infectious diseases like foot-and-mouth disease and hemorrhagic septicemia every year to prevent damage to livestock, ensuring that milk production does not decline. He said that cooperation will be sought from provincial bodies when conducting the vaccination program.