Sanitary napkins incinerators to be set up in Delhi schools

NEW DELHI: The Government of Delhi has directed principals and heads of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) schools to procure and install sanitary napkin incinerators (SNI) in 3,204 toilet blocks of 553 schools of the Directorate of Education (DoE) and MCD. The Education Ministry’s Project Approval Board (PAB) has awarded work for installation of sanitary napkin incinerators with smoke control units in girls’ toilet blocks. This will facilitate hygienic and eco-friendly disposal of sanitary napkins.

DoE, addressing a letter to the schools in Delhi, stated that the principals will pay the cost of these power plugs from Vidyalaya Kalyan Samiti (VKS) funds or grant in aids. The letter also mentioned that the female science lab attendant or science teacher will be in charge of the SNI.

The directive by the DoE established that the teacher in-charge shall prepare a class-wise schedule and escort the girls of the class to the toilet block to demonstrate the proper way of using the incinerator. It added that all the girls from class 5 to the highest class of the school will get the training on a turn by turn basis. The directive stressed that the schools will repeat the training until the girls become proficient in using the machine, and the in-charge shall ensure switching on of the machine every day in the morning and switching off at the end of the school timings.