Nutrition- Gardens were today established at several Anganwari Centres of Ghagwal block to mark the Poshan Abhiyan Maah.During the drive, variety of fruit tree saplings - Guava, Phalsa, Mango & Lemon were planted, while seeds of vegetable pinach, Knolkhol & Raddish were sown to develop kitchen gardens for meeting the nutritional needs of beneficiaries.Mission Director, ICDS, J&K, Nitu Gupta accompanied by Deputy Director, ICDS, Jammu (Nodal Officer of POSHAN Maah) Atul Kumar and Block Development Council Chairperson Rajpura, Radhey Sham were present on the occasion.Establishment of Nutri Garden is a part of ongoing Poshan Maah being held from September 1 to September 30, 2020, wherein saplings of fruit trees and seasonal vegetables will be planted.This will be an adjunct for fulfilling nutritional needs of beneficiaries with the objective to make kitchen gardens as an essential part of AWCs and then of all village households.Speaking on the occasion, the Mission Director, ICDS, J&K emphasized on the importance of Nutri Garden. She said that vegetables and fruits grown in these AWCs will meet the micronutrient requirements of beneficiaries. She further encouraged the AWWs to make Poshan Maah a success by identifying and referring SAM children with focus on Home Visits.She further said that AWCs are the front post of a village and the AWWs should be able to guide beneficiaries - the Pregnant Ladies & Nursing Mothers regarding breastfeeding and complementary feeding.The focus on digital Poshan Panchayats under convergence with line departments namely Health, Education, Agriculture, RDD etc was also stressed on.Among others present were CDPO Ghagwal, Sarpanches, Panches & Panchayat Secretary of various Panchayats.