20 PHCs to have rooftop garden

The district administration has launched a novel initiative by which pregnant women, especially those who are anaemic, can get greens from the Primary Health Centres, said Collector Dinesh Ponraj Oliver here on Friday. Launching the rooftop garden initiative at the Tiruvetriyur Primary Health Centre (PHC), he said there were 59 PHCs in the district. In phase one, it had been proposed to take up rooftop garden in 20 PHCs. With fund support from the Tamil Nadu Grama Bank’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity, the project would be taken up.