HEALTH

Talk on congenital heart diseases
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 1
A talk on congenital heart diseases was held at IMA Hall, Sector 35, here today. Dr G.S. Kochhar, President, IMA, Chandigarh, in his inaugural address mentioned that in India 1 per cent of the population suffered from congenital birth defects, out of which 50 per cent of these defects were congenital cardiac diseases. In India, due to poverty and negligence many children with congenital heart diseases were not provided early surgical treatment in life.

Dr K.S. Iyer was the guest speaker. He is a paediatric cardiac surgeon at Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi. He discussed in detail the various cyanotic and acyanotic heart diseases in children. He stressed on the need for early surgical intervention in certain congenital heart diseases. Delay in such cases resulted in increased morbidity and mortality. He mentioned that very few centres in the country had dedicated paediatric cardiac surgical facilities and more such centres should be developed to treat such patients. This talk was followed by a lively open house discussion.

CBRWs training starts
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 1
Training for the second batch of Community Based Rehabilitation Workers (CBRWs) under the National Programme for the Rehabilitation for the Persons with Disabilities (NPRPD) started today at the State Resource Center, GMCH.

Inaugurating the programme, Director Principal, GMCH, Prof SBS Mann, talked about the causes and prevention of various disorders which eventually result into disabilities.

The Nodal officer, State Resources Center, Prof Raj Bahadur, said that in order to achieve the targets laid down by the Persons With Disability Act, the crusade for training doctors and CBRWs was very important.

The Head of Ophthtalmology Department, Prof Sunandan Sood, introduced the visual disabilities to the CBRWs and emphasised on early detection of glaucoma and cataract. The Head of Psychiatry Department, Prof B.S. Chavan, said it was important to conserve financial resources and utilise them for rehabilitating the mentally challenged in the family.

The Head of ENT Department, Dr Arjun Das, talked about hearing disabilities and also emphasised on early detection whereas Dr Naveen Goel from the GMCH Community Medicine Department said that persons involved with the rehabilitation programme should actively involve themselves at the community levels

Health camp at Alipur village
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 1
A village health camp was organised by the medical staff of Station Medicare Centre, Air Force Station, Chandigarh, under the aegis of the Air Force Wives Welfare Association (local) 12 Wing Air Force, at Alipur village, located near High Grounds, on the outskirts of Chandigarh.

On this occasion, Mrs Geetha Govindarajan, President, AFWWA (L), AF Station, Chandigarh, besides administering oral polio drops to the children, also donated books and distributed clothes to the poor and needy persons.

The medical staff administered oral polio drops to the children, and distributed iron tablets to women. A total of 60 patients were also examined by the team of service doctors and were provided with treatment, free of cost.

Cancer detection camp today
Our Correspondent

Panchkula, September 1
Haryana Governor Babu Parmanand will inaugurate a free cancer detection-cum-awareness camp at Kaiser Hospital, in Sector 21, here tomorrow.

Dr Gurdas S. Gurnani, Medical Director of the hospital, said that a team of expert doctors would examine and guide the registered patients. He claimed that over 100 out door patients had been registered with the hospital so far.

A discount of 50 per cent would be given to the patients on different investigations, including mammography, cancer marker tests, ultrasound and echocardiography during the camp.

SPORTS

Tushar wins tennis title
Our Sports Reporters

Chandigarh, September 1
Tushar Liberhan of St John’s High School, Sector 26, today won the below 16 singles title in the All India Tennis Association (AITA) ranking tennis tournament which concluded here today at Bangalore. As per a fax message reaching here, Tushar defeated Aditya Madkekar of Maharashtra in the finals 7-6(11-9), 6-0. Tushar was at present ranked 10th but the latest win will improve his ranking status, said a Chandigarh Lawn tennis Association release.

Inter-school matches

Satluj Public school, Panchkula, and Manav Mangal School, Sector 11, Panchkula, excelled in the Panchkula inter-school zonal level school tournaments in basketball, athletics, football table tennis and badminton which concluded on Friday evening.

Results: athletics: under 14:100 m and 200 m; Neeraj Bansal (Satluj School) 1. In relay races, below 17:4x100 m; girls below 14: 4x100 and below 17 girls: 4x 100 m Manav Mangal school team got the first place. The other Manav Mangal school winners were,

below 14:Shot Put: boys-Vivek 1.:girls- Namita 1 below 17 : girls- 100 M :Priyanka 1.

In below 19 section in 200 m, Sunil of Satluj School was first.

Table Tennis: boys-below 19: Satluj School 1. below 14: Manav Mangal School 1. below 17: Bhavan Vidyala, Pkl 1.Girls: below 14 and 17: Manav Mangal School 1. football: below 19: Satluj School 1. yoga: below 14: Manav Mangal School 1.

Ball badminton

In the seventh Chandigarh Sub-Junior ball badminton championships played here on Saturday. the teams which made it to the last eight included, boys-SPS-41, GHS-41, MRASS-27, MMS-21, GMHS-236, GHPS club 40, GHS Khuda lahora.

In girls section, those reaching last eight were, SPS-41, ISDSSS-21,GHS-41,GMHS_36,GMSSS-37,Royal club,MRASSS-27 and GHPS-40.

MCA XI win

The Mohali Cricket Association outplayed the Bathinda Cricket Association team by 101 runs in the under 19 finals of the minor district cricket team for Dhruve Pandove Trophy, played here on Saturday at the PCA stadium, SAS Nagar.

MCA XI won the toss and scored 216 runs in 49 overs, while Bhatinda were all out for 115 runs. Kamal Walia, the skipper, and Harpreet scored 51 and 57, runs respectively.

Sports day evokes little zeal
Arvind Katyal

Chandigarh
National Sports Day was celebrated all over the country on August 29. When a section of sportspersons in the city were posed this question, 95 per cent of them expressed ignorance about it, this being a new concept for them.

The UT Sports Department held an exhibition football match between SAI trainees and the Chandigarh Football Academy and also a run-for-fun. The Chandigarh Badminton Association, in collaboration with Panjab University Sports Department, organised a talent hunt-cum-awareness in badminton programme for children in the 7-9 years age group. But this day was basically of sportspersons and for sportspersons, and they deserved a better deal than the mere formality of holding matches. Local sportspersons were asked their views.

Sajal Kaushal, a state-level table tennis player, opined that the best way would be to decrease the school workload for sportspersons. Being a resident of Sector 23, she lives close to the Sector 23 TT hall where she goes daily for practice. But other students who come from far away sectors such as Sectors 46 and 47 and even from Manimajra, do not find things easy. Sajal, who is a Class IX student at the Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, said the players did not get time to play in the morning as they had to attend their classes. She said a system could be evolved for the sportsperson to be given one or two hours’ relaxation so that they could play in the morning. Point-to-point buses could be started for players who come from far away places.

Neha Sethi, a 12-year-old young badminton player who studies in GMSSS-35, said she depended on her parents to drop her at the coaching centre which was in Panjab University. Neha, who recently went to the Czech Republic for training-cum-competitions, said her mother had to spare about four hours daily to accompany her to the hall. Neha said that a point-to-point bus service for sportspersons could be started. She said there were seven to eight coaching centres in the city which could be linked by a sports bus. Neha said her younger brother was also interested in the sport but both of them had to miss the practice when she was not well or when her mother was not in town.

Sarita Sharma, a national level basketball player, demanded a big hall for the sportspersons of the city. A student of BA IInd year of local Government College for Girls, Sector 42, she said her game had suffered due to rain as they had to play outdoors. Sarita said she even suffered an injury while playing on a concrete floor.

Amanpreet Kaur, an upcoming tennis player, was not aware of the sports day but she is regular in her practice and aspires to don the national colours. She lives in Sector 29 and goes to the tennis stadium in Sector 10 daily on a bicycle. Cycling warms her up for the game, she says. Amanpreet was happy with the facilities at the CLTA courts and said these were one of the best in India.

BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS

Basketball is getting a fillip in the city with many organisations hosting basketball meets. The Pandit Mohan Lal Memorial Basketball Tournament for boys, organised by the Sanatan Dharma school management gave a good exposure to cagers from the city and the nearby towns. This year, Haryana Police won the title which so far had remained with either DAV School or the host school.

The IS Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, will for the third consecutive year, host a girls basketball tournament where teams from the satellite towns and the region are expected to participate. This is apart from the regular state meets, CBSE tournaments, inter-school and inter-college meets held in the city.