Congress launches nutrition supplement programme for children in Kalyana Karnataka
The Hindu
Opposition party believes that a possible third wave of COVID-19 will have maximum impact on children
In view of the possibility of children being hit hard in the third wave of the COVID-19, the Kalaburagi District Congress Committee launched the distribution of Shakti Kit, a package of immunity-boosting nutrition supplements, for children to protect them from the pandemic. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson and Chittapur MLA Priyank Kharge, after launching the immunity-boosting programme at the party office in Kalaburagi on Thursday, said that the kit would be distributed to 5,000 poor and malnourished children from his constituency. The kit would have nutritious oral intakes to make them capable of withstanding the pandemic. “Dr. Devi Shetty, who leads the Health Expert Committee of Karnataka, predicted that the third wave of COVID-19 might be as severe as the second wave, or even 30% more severe. He warned that the children aged between 2 and 18 years would be most affected in the third wave. Kalyana Karnataka region has more malnourished children than other regions of the State. As we see no programme from the government to protect these children, the Congress has launched a nutrition supplement programme. The content of the kits are high in quality and scientifically prepared after extensive consultation with nutrition experts and paediatricians,” he told mediapersons.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
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