HEALTH

Review radiation treatment: AERB
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 12
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has asked radiotherapy centres in India to review the radiation treatment procedures, which use computerised treatment planning systems, for cancer patients.

This is in light of information from the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) on a radiological emergency at the National Oncology Institute ( NOI) in Panama. The emergency involved radiotherapy machine and a computerised treatment planning system for calculating the radiation dose to be delivered to cancer patients.

IAEA had reported that out of 28 patients who suffered due to emergency eight died. The death of atleast five of them might be attributable to radiation overexposure. Dr K.S Parthasarathy, secretary of the board, in a release stated that improper entry of data into the computer attached to the treatment planning system might have caused the emergency.

AERB has asked all centres across the country to identify whether their systems will provide automatic warning for typical or potentially significant data entry errors. They are also required to inform AERB of the steps being taken to prevent overexposures of the type referred to in the notice.

Discussion on malaria prevention today
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 12
The malaria wing of the Chandigarh Administration will organise a panel discussion on ‘Prevention and Control of Malaria’ in the conference hall of the UT Guest House, here tomorrow.

Giving this information, the Director, malaria wing, UT, said experts from the PGI, GMCH-32, Central Research Institute, Kasauli, Indian Meteorological Department, Chandigarh, and delegates from Punjab, Haryana, Government of India, Army, Air Force, CRPF and ITBP are expected to take part.

Topics which will be discussed include — “Importance of disease surveillance in the management of outbreak situations/epidemic conditions”; “Impact of change in eco-system on emergence and re-emergence of disease”; “Malaria vaccine, a distant dream”; “Role of insecticide in the present scenario”; “Intersectional collaboration and community participation”, etc.

SPORTS

IAF w’lifting results
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 12
Sergeant Jasbir Singh with a total lift of 260 kg (110 kg snatch and 150 kg clean and jerk) stood first in the 69 kg category in the Air Force Weightlifting Championship at 3 BRD here today.

In the 62 kg category Corporal A.P. Duttan with a total lift of 212.5 kg stood first while in the 77 kg category JWO Hari Krishan with a total lift of 240 kg stood first.

The results:

69 kg: snatch — (1) Cpl Ramesh Kumar (TC) 115 kg; (2) Sgt Jasbir Singh (CSC) 110 kg; (3) Cpl Nayak PK (SWAC) 92.5 kg.

Clean & jerk: (1) Sgt Jasbir Singh (CAC) 150 kg; (2) Cpl Ramesh Kumar (TC) 145 kg; (3) Cpl Kumar S (WAC) 112.5 kg.

Total: (1) Sgt Jasbir Singh (CAC) 260 kg; (2) Cpl Ramesh Kumar (TC) 260 kg; (3) Cpl Nayak PK (SWAC) 200 kg.

62 kg: snatch — (1) Cpl Duttan AP (CAC) 95 kg; (2) Cpl Mohanty PK (MC) 92.5 kg; (3) Cpl Joy Prakash (MC) 90 kg.

Clean & jerk: (1) Cpl Duttan AP (CAC) 117.5 kg; (2) Cpl Joy Prakash (MC) 110 kg; (3) Cpl Mohanty PK (MC) 110 kg.

Total: (1) Cpl Duttan AP (CAC) 212.5 kg; (2) Cpl Mohanty PK (MC) 202.5 kg; (3) Cpl Joy Prakash (MC) 200 kg.

77 kg category: Snatch — (1) JWO Hari Krishan (MC) 105 kg; (2) Cpl Joseph (Air Hq) 95 kg; (3) Cpl Kumar A (EAC) 92.5 kg.

Clean & jerk: (1) JWO Hari Krishan (MC) 135 kg; (2) Lac Naikoyi (Air Hq) 115 kg; (3) Lac Gopal K (SWAC) 115 kg.

Total: (1) JWO Hari Krishan (MC) 240 kg; (2) Cpl Joseph (Air Hq) 210 kg; (3) Cpl Kumar A (EAC) 207 kg.

Karan wins swimming meet
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 12
Karan Bhai of Kailash Bahl DAV School, Sector 7, bagged the first position in the sub-junior boy 50m free style swimming competition in the UT state swimming association meet, which concluded on June 10.

Karan had earlier won many events. He was placed first in the 50m freestyle and 25m breaststroke and butterfly events in the third Sports Department Chandigarh Administration Championship. He was declared the best swimmer in the under-8 age group at the Chandigarh swimming tournament and was placed third in the 100m and 200m breaststroke in the under-14 inter-school swimming championship.

Golf body poll

Maj Som Dutt was elected president and Col Jagdip Singh Kang elected secretary of the Defence Services Officers Golf Brotherhood at a meeting held yesterday. The executive committee will consist of Maj-Gen Tarlochan Singh, VSM, Brig Satjit Singh, Brig S.B. Kanwal, Col J.S. Sandhu and Wg-Cdr K.D.S. Bali.

The main objective of the brotherhood is to promote and protect welfare, and social interaction amongst the members. A unanimous vote of thanks was passed for the outgoing convener, Lt-Gen B.S. Randhawa, PVSM.

ADMINISTRATION

MC completes modalities for site possession
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 12
The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has completed all modalities for handing over possession of built-up sites allotted by the UT Estate Office to slum-dwellers of Sector 25 in Janata Colony and Kumhar Colony.

For the convenience of these dwellers, the Buildings and Roads ( B and R) and the Public Health wings of the MC have opened their site offices in both these colonies of Sector 25 so the physical possession of the site and water and sewerage connections are handed over to the allottee then and there. The site offices will have provision of cash collection, verifying documents and all other formalities so that they do not have to move to any office for this purpose.

Initiating steps to ensure that government land is not encroached upon by the allottees, the MC has installed three signboards in the area on which the approved building plan has been painted. Furthermore, at the time of handing over of the possession, the allottee will be supplied approved building plan under proper receipt. He will then be required to construct the structure as per the plan, failing which legal action will be taken against him. The allottee will be further required to construct the structure within nine months from the date of allotment.

The MC has also deputed officials of its B and R wing to constantly keep vigil on the site. They will ensure that only the authorised allottees gets possession and occupies the designated plinth site. For taking up the physical possession of the built-up plinth site, the allottee will have to submit three copies of passport-size photographs and specimen signatures duly attested by a gazetted officer or Executive Magistrate in order to establish his or her identity at the time of taking over physical possession, along with original allotment letter issued by the Estate Office of the UT Administration and its attested copy. The original deposit receipt of Rs 6,000 issued by the Estate Office along with its attested copy is also required to be produced by the allottee at the time of taking physical possession of the site.

Of the total 4090 plinths proposed to be constructed for the rehabilitation of the slum-dwellers, 2500 are ready for possession. The work on remaining ones is in progress and is likely to be completed shortly.