Media Release
Mangaluru, Jun 29: "In the four revenue districts DK, Madikeri, Mysuru, Chamarajanagar which comprises Rotary district 3181, at least 250 Anganawadis will be renovated with necessary infrastructure through the network of 75 Rotary Clubs in the coming year," announced Rotary governor 2018-19, Rtn MPHF Rohinath P at a press conference here.
He made the announcement prior to his installation as Rotary governor of RI district 3181. His installation will be held at Cordell hall Kulshekar, here on June 30 at 7.30 pm.
"Infrastructure like toilets, pure drinking water, hand washbasin, children's playroom, outdoor play items, LPG gas with stove set, school furniture, attractive wall paintings, floor upgrading with tiles or otherwise, if needed at the time of the building renovation will be done under the scheme," he added.
"As a model, the UBMC Bokkapatna Anganawadi in Mangaluru has already been renovated with an expenditure of Rs 6 lac."
About Rtn MPHF Rohinath Governor 2018-19
He is an educationist who opened LCR Memorial Education Trust, an educational institution in the remote village of Kakyapadavu in Bantwal taluk. The institute imparts education from primary to degree to the rural children.
About the Rotary:
Rotary commenced in 1905 in Chicago, USA by Paul Harris, an advocate whose motto was 'service above self'. Presently, Rotary has 1.22 million members in 217 countries and 35,000 clubs. The Polio Eradication Drive is a mission taken on by Rotary International worldwide. In 1919, Rotary started in Calcutta, India. Now India has 1,654 clubs with a membership of 58,777 in 28 Rotary districts. RI district 3181 has 75 clubs with 3,500 members.
Rotary has six focal service areas namely:
Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
Disease prevention and treatment
Water and sanitation
Maternal and child health
Basic education and literacy
Economic and community development.
The Anganawadi project proposed by the Rotary governor covers five focus areas of International Rotary.
Rtn govenor 3181 MPHF Rohinath P, Rtn PDG MPHF Krishna Shetty, Rtn PDG MPHF Dr Devdas Rai, Rtn district 3181 secretary for programmes PHF Vikram Datta, Rtn district 3181 secretary for administration Vinayaka Prabhu, Rtn district 3181 vice chairman for Public Relations Raymond Dcunha were present.