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73 percent kids in Indore slums are
malnourished: Survey
Wednesday January 04, 2012 01:44:02 PM,
IANS
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Bhopal: Around 73
percent children below six years in 10 slum localities in the
financial capital of Madhya Pradesh are malnourished, reveals a
survey conducted by an NGO.
The NGO Deenbandhu Samajik Sanstha conducted the survey between
July 2011 and December 2011.
"Urban poor in city live in adverse conditions. Moreover, denial
of legal status to the slum settlements has made their situation
precarious. Not acknowledging slum dwellers has pulled down the
status of health and nutrition," said project head, Belu George.
The survey claimed that of the 730 children covered, 533 (73
percent) are under the grip of varying degrees of malnutrition. Of
them, 187 (35 percent) are severely malnourished (first degree
malnutrition), 219 (41 percent) are in the category of second
degree, 93 (17.5 percent) are in third degree and 34 (6.5 percent)
are in forth degree of malnourished category.
The study showed 35 percent children are mildly malnourished, 40
percent are moderate and remaining 25 percent are in severe
malnutrition category.
The NGO has attributed non-availability of pure drinking water,
healthy food and lack of facilities of anganwadis as major reasons
for the high number of malnourished children.
Madhya Pradesh tops in the survey of the country's most
malnourished kids below six years, accounting for 52 percent.
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