The State government on Saturday launched an ambitious nutrition project exclusively aimed at eliminating neonatal deaths in Attappady. The UNICEF-supported project named Oorinte Tharattu (meaning lullaby of the hamlet) will ensure constant monitoring of pregnant women as well as the newborn babies in the tribal belt of Attappady.
Apart from persistent monitoring and weekly reviews of pregnant women and babies, the project will ensure the supply of nutrient supplements for them. The Scheduled Tribes Development Department chalked out the project in the wake of a series of neonatal deaths apparently owing to malnutrition reported from Attappady a few months ago.
Inaugurating the project at Government Model Residential School, Mukkali, Attappady, on Saturday, Minister for Welfare of SC, ST and Backward Classes K. Radhakrishnan asked the different government departments to ensure that the beneficiaries of various projects are getting the dividends.
