Hygiene In Girls’ Hostel: Monsoon brings relief from scorching summer heat. However, the high humidity and damp weather also become a season of rapid growth for bacteria, viruses, and fungi, which takes a toll on your health and skin, especially when you are on your own, living in PGs, hostels, or flats. The monsoon season is often disregarded for prevalent problems like water blockage, damp surroundings and high humidity, making everything feel muddy and damp, resulting in that gloomy, musty odour.
If not properly managed, the season can also lead to a rapid increase in mosquito breeding, and their bites can also pose serious health risks. Therefore, here are easy tips to maintain hygiene in girls’ hostel during the monsoon season.
How To Maintain Hygiene In Girls’ Hostel During Monsoon?
From maintaining proper cleaning to keeping clothes dry, here is a list of 5 hygiene tips to maintain in girls’ hostel during the damp and humid rainy season.
1. Maintain Proper Cleaning
Keep your space properly cleaned, leaving no space for dust and rainwater. The girls living in hostels spend most of their time there, making it important to maintain a hygienic, sanitary environment for their mental and physical well-being, along with a focused atmosphere for studying. Clean your tables, cupboards, and beds periodically, as they come into direct contact with various people on several occasions.
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2. Avoid Keeping Damp Clothes In Your Room
If the shoes and clothes are left wet in the room for a longer duration, they start to spread an unpleasant smell and bacteria in the room. Therefore, as soon as the sun shows up, air dry them in the sun. Also, do regular cleaning and change your bedsheets, towels, and comforters regularly.
3. Personal Hygiene
Personal hygiene is also an important factor for a healthy monsoon season. Always wash your hands before eating food, drink only clean water, take regular showers, consult an expert for a rash or any kind of skin allergy and follow a healthy diet to prevent getting ill. Additionally, wear dry clothes, and make sure you don’t stay in wet clothes and shoes for longer hours. Wash your face or, if possible, take a shower and then sleep.
4. Keep A Check
Take a look around your hostel, including the dining room, washrooms, kitchen, and recreation areas. Make sure that everything is thoroughly clean and receives periodic sanitary services to maintain a hygienic and safe environment for females. If not, then straight away let hostel staff know about it.
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5. Drainage System
The drainage system must be checked and repaired even before the monsoon starts; make sure your hostel does that. This will help avoid the issue of waterlogging. Additionally, getting pest control done will ensure no mosquitoes are present in your room. Also, try keeping your windows and doors closed at night or during rain.
According to Kunwar Gaurav Giri, Chairperson, Annapurna Hostels, “When living in a hostel during monsoon, be mindful that daily inspection is being done to ensure that ventilation is proper and there is no leakage. If the girls’ hostels want their students to live happily and with satisfaction, then they must prioritise girls’ hygiene in the monsoon season. It will show their motive to improve students’ physical and mental wellness. Frequent workshops or discussions can also be conducted to teach girls about how to follow good hygiene practices, which will improve the overall standard of hygiene.”
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Lastly, a girls' hostel will be hygienic only when both the staff workers and students living there work towards the same goal: to maintain a clean and peaceful environment. Follow these easy steps, especially on rainy days, for a clean and damp-free space. Following a lifestyle that includes cleanliness and safe, secure shared spaces, because when you are fit and happy, you focus better on studies and work.