To promote safe and hygienic-sanitary practices among girl students, Govt. Model Degree College Zanskar on the direction of Commissioner Secretary Higher Education, Padma Angmo installed a sanitary pad vending machine and incinerator in the college on May 24.

Now girl students only need to pay Rs 5 which will be provided by the female staff of the college for maintaining records.

The facility will enhance the hygiene of girl students and the best quality sanitary pads will be available free of cost for the girl students. Also, the incinerator will make scientific management of the waste product thereby curtailing environmental pollution.

Principal GMDC Zanskar, MNM Shabani, and other staff members thanked Commissioner Secretary, Higher Education, Padma Angmo for sensitizing the college administration to the need for such a facility in the college.