Importance Of Sanitation In Daily Life

Sanitation refers to providing facilities to human beings for the management of human excreta from the toilet. It also refers to providing necessities to all human beings like, providing them safe drinking water, Places free from infectious disease.

As we all know sanitation is a basic necessity of our life. We should keep our surroundings clean. We often heard about a common saying "Cleanliness is next to godliness". People in villages or slum areas didn't know the importance of sanitation. They usually dispose of their excreta in the environment which leads to many infectious diseases. The government is also trying to make people aware of the importance of sanitation. The government started 'Swatch Bharat Abhiyan' and they are trying to build washrooms in every single house of villages and slum areas.

In the slum areas, People did not get facilities because of this they get poor sanitation and they suffer from many communicable diseases. Sanitation is not only about providing good drinking water but also means preventing the disease and infection spread by this. It means to maintain mental health, good quality of life, or providing nutrition to those slum children. Thousands of children died due to poor sanitation facilities.

Sanitation is mandatory in all institutions and places. It is the basic need for all. Hygiene is the key point if we want to live a healthy and prosperous life. It is important for students also because of healthy mental life in a healthy body and we can achieve it by living a hygienic life. We should make everyone aware of the hygiene and sanitation in our daily life. It protects us from many communicable diseases and leads us to a safe and healthy life. If we keep our surroundings clean it will improve our quality of life.

By: Annu Deshwal
South Point Public School, Haryana