Ahead of floods, campaign for sanitary vending machines in Assam
The Hindu
More than 23% adolescent girls face hardship when natural disasters strike
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has started a campaign seeking donations for sanitary pad vending and disposal machines.
The authority said 23% of adolescent girls suffer during menstruation and the percentage increases during natural disasters such as floods.
Floods are an annual phenomenon in Assam, often striking in waves between May and October. They kill dozens of people and scores of animals — domestic and wild — almost every year.

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