HEALTH

Eye donation on phone
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, April 6 — People desirous of donating their eyes can now contact the Eye Bank Society, PGI, either on telephone Number 744589 or Mobile No: 98140 14464.

Honorary Secretary, Dr Ashok Sharma said that the eye donation call will go directly to the doctor on emergency duty, who will rush to the site and procure the eyes of the donor. He will try to do so immediately as the eyes are to be preferably removed six hours after a person’s death. Generally, most of the donors pledge their eyes in their lifetime and donations can also be taken if the relatives of the deceased inform the eye bank well in time.

Though the response over the last few years has been fairly good, the doctors associated with the Eye Bank Society have appealed to the people to come forward for this noble cause.

ADMINISTRATION

Jacob’s surprise visits continue
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 6 — The UT Administrator and Punjab Governor, Lt-Gen J. F.R. Jacob (retd) paid a surprise visit to the Sector 34 police station, the ISBT besides the Sector 16 General Hospital late last night.

The Administrator, accompanied by his ADC, reached the police station at about 9.30 p.m. to have a look at the system of radio communications. SO Bodh Ram, the duty officer, was at his desk dealing with a case when the Governor arrived.

He straightaway went to the wireless room to check the working of the equipment. He inquired whether the operator had undergone any specific training in the filed. The constable informed him that he had on hand training for seven months but had not been specifically trained for the purpose.

The administrator was of the view that all operators should be formally trained, besides observing that all operators should communicate in wireless language and the equipment should be standardised.

DSP B. D. Bector and SHO Bishwa Lal reached the station and briefed the Administrator, who went around the toilets on the ground floor, which were neither clean nor had any lights. Observing that some paramilitary jawans were sleeping in the verandah, he directed the DSP to make the necessary arrangements to provide them with mosquito nets. He, however, expressed his satisfaction with the functioning of the station.

The Administrator later went to the ISBT and interacted with the passengers to learn about their problems. Visiting the kitchen on the first floor, he said the kitchen had to be done up.

At about 11 p.m. he visited the General Hospital and found doctors attending to the patients and was pleased at the upkeep and cleanliness and attentiveness of the staff.

Encroachments removed
From Our Correspondent

PANCHKULA, April 6 — The enforcement wing of the Haryana Urban Development Authority( HUDA) here today started an anti-encroachment drive, targeting unauthorised extensions brought up close to local villages.

The drive, started from Railla village in Sector 12. The enforcement staff partially removed encroachments brought up by villagers on open spaces, green belts and vacant plots beyond the permissible limits of the village.

Officials on duty, said the drive would result in the removal of all cattle sheds and small rooms illegally set up by villagers.