The Hindu               02.07.2013

Seven corporation schools, maternity centres to have incinerators

To ensure environment-friendly disposal of sanitary napkins, seven corporation schools and maternity centres in the corporation limits is all set to have incinerators, each to be purchased at a cost of Rs. 70,000.

Of the 82 corporation schools, seven schools are girls higher secondary and the incinerators would be installed there.

In the first phase, of the 25 maternity centres, seven would have the facility with the rest would be covered in a phased manner. Disposal using electric incinerators are easy and environment-friendly as they convert the napkin into sterile ash and the conversion would take less than a minute for each napkin.

The move would help in safe disposal of napkins as the State Government has taken initiative to provide free sanitary napkins to adolescent girls in all schools. Corporation officials said that students and the women would be educated about its usage and the 14 machines would be installed in toilets.

Officials added that the move would ensure total sanitation in schools and would also develop healthy behaviour among students. Tenders have been floated for purchase of machines at a total cost of Rs. 9.80 lakh, they added.