Food and Nutrition
The World Food Programme (WFP) has allocated $5 million for
rehabilitation activities in Orissa. This will include food supplies for 210,000
beneficiaries belonging to vulnerable group, primary school feeding for 125,000 students
and 18,000 beneficiaries in the food for work program. WFP will support NGOs to implement
these activities.
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World Food Program plans to spend $ 5 million for the
victims of the affected districts of Orissa |
World Food Program funds shall be used for the construction of anganwari
centres and allocated for Women & Child Development. WFP has committed support of Corn
Soya Blend / India Mix to all the Blocks of Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara districts.
It is proposed to construct and repair 450 anganwari centres, 100 primary
schools, and 18,000 houses. Reporting system in ICDS to be streamlined immediately to get
early signals on nutrition levels in the affected districts.
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