Bhubaneswar: Mayor Ananata Narayan Jena on Wednesday distributed personal protective kit to sanitation workers of the civic body.

The event, organised at the corporation office, aims to educate the sanitation workers about self protection, hygiene and health care.

"We should give utmost importance towards personal safety of our sanitation workers thereby promoting their hygiene, health and dignity as a human being," said the mayor.

He also interacted with some of the workers and counselled to use the kit properly.

"Safety is essential for a worker engaged in sanitation activity. Hence helmet, mask, apron, rain coat and gun boots were distributed to the sanitation workers. This is also an important component under Swachh Bharat Mission," said the civic body's deputy commissioner Lalatendu Sahu.