Nepalgunj, Apr. 19 :  A total of 60,000 children aged between six months to five years in Banke district are to be administered Vitamin “A” capsules under the National Vitamin “A” programme.

Seven hundred women health volunteers will be deputed on duty at all the wards of the 46 VDCs and Nepalgunj Municipality in the district, according to the district public health office, Banke.

In November last year, some 58,000 children of the target age group here were administered Vitamin “A” capsules.

Vitamin “A” distribution centres have been set up at local schools and the VDC offices.

Sixteen supervisors will be on duty to monitor the Vitamin”A” distribution.

Similarly, a door-to-door campaign will be started soon so that nobody is left out of the drive, it is learnt from the district public health office.