Rajamahendravaram: Municipal Commissioner and Sub-Collector in-charge Sumit Kumar has underlined the need to maintain sound health to girl students who are residing in hostels.

Addressing the inmates of girls hostel located on the premises of government college here on Sunday, he said the girl students should give importance to maintain good health. Many changes will come in the body as the age increases.

The girl students should take nutritious food and discuss about their health problems with the respective hostel matrons. Padala Charitable Trust founder Padala Surya Prasad said that the trust has conducted health awareness programmes to 80,000 students both in East and West Godavari districts and still continuing the same. As many as 150 hostel inmates, wardens and others were present.