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Gas geysers: Time to take precautions
Waste Management Experts lay stress on organic methods
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Draw of lots: Improvement Trust website fails to upload result
No plot even after 35 years, claims allottee
‘Number of diabetic patients expected to rise to 87 millions by 2030’
Dr Rohit Kapoor
Sharp decline in HIV prevalence rate in Amritsar
City’s first co-ed college to get going from 2011-12 session
Institute of Charted Accountants alloted 1,000-sq yard plot
Young World
Cong to submit memo over atrocity on worker
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Gas geysers: Time to take precautions
Amritsar, February 15 The yesterday incident involving the gas geyser, which claimed the life of a woman in the Putlighar area, is not rare. Many such incidents have happened in different parts of Punjab in the last few months. According to doctor’s diagnoses, the cause of death was suffocation. Elaborating on how a gas heater can lead people to unconsciousness, Dr Avtaar Singh of Amandeep Hospital said, “Its combustion produces carbon dioxide and water. Inadequate ventilation results in hypoxia (inadequate supply of oxygen to the body) and production of carbon monoxide (CO).” “Within minutes of inhaling this lethal gas, people feel dizzy, face difficulty in breathing and are rendered unconscious. The most dangerous part is that this gas remains on the surface and even if you open the ventilating windows it does not go out,” he added. Amanpreet Chaudhary of Chawdhry Associates, the firm which has expertise in designing houses, suggested that the area should be well ventilated where the LPG gas-operated geyser has to be installed. “The LPG-operated geysers should otherwise be avoided and instead solar operated ones should be adopted. Actually, people go in for LPG-driven geysers just for simple reasons for its being cost effective, little do they know that even if they adopt precautionary measures of installing the unit outside the bathroom, it’s property of being ‘cheap’, gets lost because more the distance more would be energy lost. I recommend going in for one time investment for installing solar driven water heating units. It costs about Rs 38,000 for 100 litre of storage capacity which can serve warm water feed for two bathrooms. The government too offers 15 per cent to 20 per cent subsidy on the equipment”, he said. Treatment for CO poisoning
1. Move the victim to an open area. 2. Give cardiac massage by joining both hands together and start pressing left side of the chest. Keep on pressing it for 4-5 times and then give mouth to mouth artificial respiration. 3. Without delay, seek immediate medical help. But ensure that the hospital should be having anesthesiologist. 4. One word of caution to first-aid givers: Do not try to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. It could prove dangerous. Musts for users
1. If at all, LPG geyser has to be fitted, both the equipment as well as the cylinder should be kept outside the bathroom and the water feed should be received inside the bathroom through insulated pipes only. 2. Do not close the bathroom door while turning on the heater. It would be best to let the bucket fill with hot water, turn off the geyser switch, and only then close the door. 3. Try to keep the ventilation open. 4. Get the burner and the whole unit checked regularly for any leaks/blocks. 5. Try to have time gaps between two people taking bath. Many people taking bath one after the other increases the carbon monoxide density in the bathroom. This could be dangerous for the last person taking bath. 6. The gas geyser switch should ideally be at such a height that it can be switched off easily. |
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Waste Management Experts lay stress on organic methods
Amritsar, February 15 Dr Alkesh Sharma, Senior Scientific Officer, Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh, emphasised on the scientific management of solid waste by organic methods for the safe disposal and use of the byproducts for the restoration of the soil health. “Different types of solid wastes are being generated through plastic, computer, mobile phones, industries and other sources, which are polluting our environment and causing great harm to the health of the human beings and all other life on the Earth,” he opined. Principal Dr Daljit Singh expressed deep concern regarding the unhealthy state of Punjab soil due to excessive use of pesticides and chemical manure which has led to the deterioration of the soil and environment. “It is the time to take urgent corrective measures to restore the soil fertility and productivity as Punjab is the food bowl of India,” he said. A workshop was organised in the botanical garden of the college to demonstrate the practical set-up of laying beds for vermicomposting. Dr Manjit Kaur Bhangu, Dr Paramjit Kaur, Dr H.B. Singh, Prof Kirandeep Kaur, Dr P.K. Ahuja, Prof Kulbir Kaur, Dr Jasjit Kaur Randhawa, Prof Jaswinder Singh, Prof Jorawar Singh, Dr H.P. Gupta, Dr Harvinder Kaur, Dr Harvinder Kaur Sandhu, Prof Ramandeep Kaur, Dr Seema Sharma and Prof Rajdavinder Kaur were also present.
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Draw of lots: Improvement Trust website fails to upload result
Amritsar, February 15 An applicant from Bathinda, Harjinder Singh said he had applied for a 250-square yard plot but didn’t know the outcome of the draw of lots as the website has displayed no chart. He said the AIT must have taken extra efforts to upload the result on the website. Chairman, AIT, Sanjeev Khanna, said the officials concerned have been trying to upload the result on the trust’s website since the disclosure of results. However, for some technical snag it was yet to be finished. He anticipated that the snag would be rectified soon. However, he said the result had been displayed at trust’s office.
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No plot even after 35 years, claims allottee
Amritsar, February 15 She said the acquired land belonged to her father Bhajan
Lal, his brother Kamal Arora and her brothers Shaurya Chakra awardee Viman
Arora, Wing Commander (retd), and Rakesh Arora, a chartered accountant by profession, at present both of them reside in the US. She claimed in return the trust had promised to allot three 500 square yards plots to her father Bhajan
Lal, Viman Arora and Rakesh Arora. When contacted, Chairman, Improvement Trust, Sanjiv Khanna said the trust had issued a plot in the name of Kamal Arora in Ranjit Avenue. He said if the family was in the possession of relevant documents for these claims then they could produce them in his office and the trust would act as per the rules. |
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‘Number of diabetic patients expected to rise to 87 millions by 2030’
Amritsar, February 15 As per the 2010 estimates available, India at present has around 50.8 millions diabetic patients followed by China with 45 millions. Dr Rohit Kapoor, an expert in field of diabetes treatment, said this here today during the launch of continuous glucose monitoring system and insulin pumps. “Every third person in the country is diabetic and the number is increase at a very alarming rate. The diabetes, which is known as slow and sweet poison, is one of the major reasons for the heart attack, paralytic attack and blindness. In every five minutes, a person looses his life to diabetes in the country,” said Dr Kapoor. Answering media queries, he said low blood sugar is far more dangerous than high blood sugar. “Low blood sugar can kill a patient within five minutes while this is not the case with high blood sugar which can be controlled with timely medication and treatment,” he added. Quoting data, Dr Kapoor said India as compared to European countries has lesser number of patients suffering from Type I diabetes (that is prevalent in young persons below 30 years). Only 3-4 per cent of diabetic patients suffer from Type I diabetes while in European countries the percentage is very high because of some genetic problems. Launching the continuous glucose monitoring system and insulin pumps, he said the two new advanced machines help in monitoring the glucose level in the body 24 hours and thus helping in timely and right diagnose. “However, it is required in only those patients having high fluctuation in sugar level and required insulin by way of injections to control the glucose level,” he revealed.
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Sharp decline in HIV prevalence rate in Amritsar
Amritsar, February 15 As compared to 6.2 per cent of the tested cases in 2008, it was pegged at 3.3 per cent in 2010. Giving this information, Kahan Singh Pannu, Deputy Commissioner, who is chairman of the District Health Society, said the sharp decline of 50 per cent was based on the total test conducted at integrated counselling and testing centres established in government medical college and hospitals, community health centres, primary health centres in the district. According to the details, in 2008, approximately 27,523 tests were conducted out of which 1,707 (6.2 pc) cases were HIV positive while it declined to 4.1 percent in year 2009 in which 34,819 tests were conducted out of which 1,462 were found positive. Similarly, in the year 2011, tests were done on 30,036 persons and only 1,016 (3.3 pc) persons were found to be HIV positive. Thus rate of prevalence of disease in total population has come down to only 0.04 per cent, said Pannu. He claimed that the decline was possible due to extensive awareness programs launched by district administration and Health Department. He said leaflets with detail regarding the disease were distributed to all the truck drivers by giving telephone numbers of specialists for seeking guidance on the subject. Further a team of theatre persons was engaged to visit the most vulnerable villages and localities of towns to create awareness through street plays. A red ribbon Bus containing the detailed information regarding the disease was deputed with the theatre persons for providing information about causes and prevention of HIV, he added. The volunteers of Nehru Yuva Kendra, Anagwari Workers besides ANM and ASHA workers were detailed to create awareness amongst the masses in the district. While expressing hope, the DC said with all these efforts being carried out by the district administration in association with the Health Department, the rate would further scale down to around 1 per cent of the tested cases in 2011.
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City’s first co-ed college to get going from 2011-12 session
Amritsar, February 15 The land for the college was donated by residents of Verka village free of cost. The college will be run by the management of Guru Nanak Dev University,
Amritsar, under the constituent colleges’ scheme of the university. While visiting the site to review the construction activities of the college, KS
Pannu, Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar, said the college building was being set up with a cost of Rs 11.72 crore and 75 per cent of the construction work was complete. The construction was being done by the Public Works Department, Punjab,” he said. Meanwhile, the PWD executive engineer assured the Deputy Commissioner that the construction work would be completed by April 30. The college would have arts block, science block, commerce block and information and communication technology block, he added. “After the completion of the building, the GNDU will take over the college and will place required faculty and a principal. Admissions to the college will start from May,” the Deputy Commissioner said. However, it was a long-pending demand of the citizens as the city had just one government college, and that too only for women. All political parties have been raising the demand for setting up of a government college for boys in the city and the matter was also raised in the Punjab Vidhan
Sabha. |
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Institute of Charted Accountants alloted 1,000-sq yard plot
Amritsar, February 15 The chairman of Amritsar branch of charted accountants, Sanjeev Gupta, said the plot allotted to the institute was located at Bhai Gurdas Ji Nagar, New Amritsar. The trust offered the land at a reserve price after getting the approval from the Punjab Government. Gupta said the institute would construct the building with complete facilities along with students’ classroom. He said the building would be constructed after the formalities of the land are completed.
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DPS honours students with sports scholarships
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, February 15 DPS Principal Sangeeta Singh said Anmoldeep was also conferred the Best Sportsman of the Year Trophy for his outstanding achievement at the national level. He had bagged two gold medals at “56th Punjab School Games Roller Skating Tournament as well as won two more gold medals at ‘Open State Roller Skating Competition’, both competitions held at Ludhiana. Brig Harcharan Singh, hockey Olympian, distributed the prizes. Among the national players awarded were Tanveer Minhas, Anmoldeep Singh, Bani Madan, Chinar Sharma Shrishti Bal and Harmanjeet Singh while among the state-level players were Gurnoor Singh, Ankitdeep Singh, Rajdeep Singh, Raj Kanwar Singh, Alamjot Kaur, Bhavya Mahajan, Abhishek Sharma and Gurrein K. Madaan , Sumaanyu Maheshwari, Rajdeep Singh, Navraj Singh, Bandanjit Singh, Himmatbir Singh, Prinkle Kadam and Japbir kaur Virk. The co-curricular awardees were student Sopan Khosla, (All rounder scholarship for instrumental music and theatre), Bhrighu Behal (best actor award for street plays), Amanpreet Singh (creative art), Yajur Sharma, Jaideep Singh, Rishab Grover and Gurrein K Madan (music). Musical
programme
A musical programme ‘Mehfil-e-Sufiana’ was organised at DAV International School in association with SPICMACAY (Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Musical and Culture Amongst Youth). Prof Dr Madan Gopal Singh, a renowned Sufi singer, mesmerised the audience with his melodious renderings. He was accompanied by Pritam Gosal
(sarod) and Gurmeet Singh, and Jakir Dholpuri (harmonium). Sports meet
Amarjit Singh was declared best male athlete while the title for best female athlete was bagged by Sarabjit Kaur during the 56th sports and athletics meet, organised by the Department of Physical Education of DAV College, at Sports Complex, Shastri
Nagar, Lawrence Road, Amritsar. Many sporting events were organised for the teaching and the non-teaching staff of the college. Gymnastics tourney
Spring Dale Senior School bagged the overall championship in the Open District Sports Championship held at Khalsa College for Women. Kanishka Salhotra of Class II bagged the gold medal in the under-8 category best (Rhythmic) gymnastics, Vanishika
Jayee, in the mix group event, Mohina Kaur Girgla of Class X in the under-10 category, Muskan Vij also of Class VI in under-12
category. Sirjan Preet Kaur of Class I was declared the all-round best gymnast. Girls and boys teams of Spring Blossoms won the first position in the under-8 and under-10 categories, respectively. Giving details, school principal Rajiv Kumar Sharma, said that a total of 11 teams comprising 58 students participated in the event out of which 48 won medals. Educational trip
The students of Tourism & Travel Management of the BBK DAV College for Women went on an educational trip to the Golden Triangle
(Delhi-Jaipur-Agra), under the supervision of their tourism lecturer Neha
Bhatia. En route, they also visited Fatepur Sikri and witnessed some great examples of Indo-Islamic architecture. The students also went to the Surajkund Crafts Mela near Delhi and saw authentic handicrafts of various states. Lecture on education
The Department of Economics of BBK DAV College organised a lecture on ‘Quality of Technical Education in Punjab’ by Prof Dr Vikram
Chadha, Head, Punjab School of Economics, GND University, Amritsar. He said India is the second largest reservoir of technical and skilled workforce and insisted if our economy has to become self-reliant, it will have to depend on the quality of this workforce. He cited the example of a number of engineering colleges that have mushroomed over a short span of time in Punjab, but the quality of education in such colleges was not up to the mark. Teacher-pupil ratio has also increased over a number of years which also accounts for low quality of education. |
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A classical treat
Amritsar, February 15 The event was organised by the Swar Sangam, an organisation promoting Indian culture and music. Admiring her performance aficionados of classical music requested her to sing more notes. Manjusa sang two more bhajans. She was assisted by Ritu Kumar (taanpura), Jai Dev (tabla) and Vijay Mehak (harmonium). She began Kedar and Sohni ragas in Vilambit Khyal (slow mode) and gradually switched over to Dhrut Khyal (fast mode). Earlier, local classical artist Ramesh Kapoor, a disciple of late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, began the festival with raag Puriya Dhanashree. His disciplined and forceful performance mesmerised the audience. Following Kapoor, Delhi’s Lokesh Anand presented Khyal through Shehnai. Alankar Singh from Patiala rendered classical notes in Dhanashree, Bhopali and Basant ragas. Flute performance by father-son duo of Rajinder Prasanna and Rishab Prasanna was admired by all.
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Cong to submit memo over atrocity on worker
Amritsar, February 15 Bhatia addressing mediapersons here today claimed that the SAD leaders had twisted the cases to protect their workers. He alleged that a Congress worker of Verka, Hemraj, and his family were assaulted by some Akali workers on January 13. — TNS
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planning to buy a gas geyser. And if it is already there in your bathroom, you need to take precautions while using it.
The yesterday incident involving the gas geyser, which claimed the life of a woman in the Putlighar area, is not rare. Many such incidents have happened in different parts of Punjab in the last few months.
According to doctor’s diagnoses, the cause of death was suffocation.
Elaborating on how a gas heater can lead people to unconsciousness, Dr Avtaar Singh of Amandeep Hospital said, “Its combustion produces carbon dioxide and water.
Amritsar, February 15
Delhi Public School, Amritsar, presented sports scholarships worth Rs 50,000 amongst players of various disciplines at a prize distribution function. Skaters Tanveer Singh Minhas and Anmoldeep Singh were given scholarship worth Rs 10,000 each.
Orane Day Spa-n-Salon in city
