Kendrapada: A 13-year-old girl died after she suddenly collapsed inside the classroom at Kamala Model Girls’ High School in Odisha’s Kendrapada district on Monday.Spearheaded by District Collector Kunal Motiram Chavan, Jharsuguda has joined others in Odisha to implement such a widespread, coordinated rollout of automated sanitary napkin dispensers alongside safe disposal incinerators across government establishments, and public offices.During the past decade, the initiative has been launched at certain locations in Kataka city, Bhubaneswar and then Sambalpur. Subsequently, it was done in certain districts, including Nayagada, according to sources.Officials said menstrual hygiene remains one of the most critical public health indicators in India. A significant proportion of women in their reproductive years still face barriers to accessing safe sanitary products due to economic constraints, persistent social stigma, and lack of emergency access outside the home. The Abhaya initiative, bridges this gap by creating supportive, dignified, and clean civic spaces for young girls, working women, and visiting citizens alike.
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