HEALTH

‘ESI hospitals to be upgraded’ DHS
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 20
“The ESI Corporation will soon take over the charge of the 300-bedded new hospital building of the ESI, the construction of which was completed in 1997. The constructional defects have been rectified now”, Dr D.P.S. Sandhu, Director Health Services, Punjab, disclosed this while talking to Ludhiana Tribune during a health awareness programme for workers of Vardhman Spinning and General Mills, here today.

Dr Sandhu said seven ESI hospitals at Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Phagwara, Rajpura and Mohali would be upgraded with modern equipment.

The Director stressed that the workers should not hesitate in going to ESI Hospitals for the treatment. “The ESI Hospitals are for the welfare of the workers as the cost of their treatment is reimbursed”, said Dr Sandhu.

The health awareness programme was organised for the workers and their families on the occasion of golden jubilee of the ESI Corporation.

Mr V.K. Goyal, Chief Executive of the company, while addressing the workers stressed on the need of cleanliness in life for better health and prosperity. He assured that such programmes would be organised in the future also.

Mr K.S. Dhaliwal, Deputy Director of the ESI Corporation, educated the workers in various benefits available under the ESI Scheme.

Dr Rajinder Gulati, paediatrician, talked to the workers about the spread of infection through contaminated water and food. He said diarrhoea spread mainly due to poor hygiene, over crowding and trend towards bottle-feeding rather than breast-feeding.

Dr Gulati stressed that workers should consume home-made liquid mixtures for preventing dehydration and diarrhoea. Dr Parveen Sikka informed about the causes of spread and ill effects of tuberculosis. He asked the workers to use the services of the ESI.

Dr S.P. Jagat, Zonal Deputy Director and Medical Superintendent, ESI Hospital, Ludhiana, said all specialist services would be available round the clock in the hospital.

More than 500 workers and their family members benefited from this awareness programme.

53 fresh cases of gastroenteritis reported
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 20
At least 53 fresh cases of gastroenteritis and three cases of cholera were reported today from various city hospitals.

According to the Health Department officials, four cases have been reported from Civil Hospital, two from Oswal Hospital, one from Pahwa Hospital, 17 from Bhagwan Ram Charitable Hospital, 15 form Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, nine from Dr B.L. Kapoor Memorial Hospital and five from Dayanand Medical College and Hospital.

Two cases of cholera have been reported from BRCH and one case at DMCH.

SPORTS

Alpine school wins TT meet
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, July 20
Alpine International School defeated DAV Public School 3-0 to bag the title in the girls’ section of the Sahodya School Complex Table Tennis Tournament which concluded at the DAV Public School campus here on Friday.

In the boys’ section, Sacred Heart Convent Senior Secondary School, Sarabha Nagar, blanked Kundan Vidya Mandir School 3-0 to clinch the title.

Earlier, in the girls semi-finals, Alpine International School got the better of BCM Senior Secondary School 2-0 while DAV Public School beat Kundan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School 2-0. In the semi-final (boys), Sacred Heart Convent Senior Senior Secondary School outplayed Green Land Senior Secondary School 3-0 and Kundan Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School prevailed over Alpine International School 3-2.

Rifle shooting meet beings

The 10th Ludhiana District Shooting Championship, organised by the District Rifle Association, began at shooting range of the Master Tara Singh Memorial College for Women, here today.

On the first day of the three-day meet as many as 67 entries were received and most of them were students of various schools. Competition in air rifle and air pistol in different age groups for men as well as women will be held. As many as 24 shooters competed in the preliminary round today.

This is the first tournament being held at the newly constructed 10-mt indoor shooting range.

ADMINISTRATION

Now overhead water tanks on the block
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 20
The Municipal Corporation has evolved a novel idea of private participation for getting painted all overhead water tanks in the city in preparation for the forthcoming National Games, slated to be held in the city in September.

According to the MC Additional Commissioner, 40 overhead water tanks all over the city would be offered to private companies who, in turn, would get the tanks painted and display slogans on the domes, in connection with the games and environment at their own cost. While two-thirds of the total space; available on the tanks, would have to be utilised for displaying slogans, which would be provided by the MC, the companies could use the remaining space for their advertisement messages.