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Rare surgery to treat eye problem
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 16
A rare surgery has been performed in Silver Oaks Hospital of SAS Nagar to treat a patient’s eye problem.

Meena, a 30-year-old housewife, was suffering from the watering of eyes due to a blockage of the tear passage due to chronic dacryocystitis. Eye specialists, including that of the PGI, advised her to undergo surgery that involved an ugly incision on the face to open the tear passage to get rid of the constant watering of the eyes. The patient, however, did not want an ugly scar on her face. Her problem was treated with a rare scarless surgery, using a small telescope put through the nose without external incision.

This rare surgery was performed by Dr Raman Abrol, an ENT endoscopic surgeon within 30 minutes. He opened the tear passage into the nose, thereby, relieving the patient of the problem.

According to Dr Abrol, who has introduced this surgery for the first time in north India, this procedure has many advantages over the conventional surgery, as it leaves no scar or blooding. He said the procedure was performed under local anaesthesia and the patient was discharged in an hour.

Watering of the eyes due to infection in the tear sac is common due to excessive pollution, smoke and dust, all of which block the tear passage. Endoscopic surgery has revolutionised the treatment of this condition and will replace the conventional surgery in India soon, according to Dr Abrol.

Effects of chemicals highlighted
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 16
Hazardous effects of chemicals being consumed by the people in their daily life unwittingly in the form of edible items were highlighted at a two-day seminar and workshop on “face to face with degrading environment” being organised by the Dev Samaj College of Education here today.

Speaking at the seminar, Dr R.K. Kohli, Department of Botany, Panjab University, stressed on various aspects of “how to save self from pollution” and suggested natural alternatives.

Principal Satinder Dhillon said environment education was the need of the hour and had been introduced as one of the options by the host college. An exhibition was also organised on the occasion.

Seminar on menopausal syndrome
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 16
A seminar on menopausal syndrome among women will be held on January 27 at Rock Garden.

Organised by members of the Government Medical College Patiala Alumni Association, the one-day seminar will focus on the latest trends in the prevention of menopause-associated ailments and their management.

The Chandigarh Chapter of the association will also hold its fifth annual conference on the occasion.

More than 200 delegates are likely to participate in the conference which will be inaugurated by Dr Rameshwar Chander, Director, Health Services, UT.

Leprosy elimination drive launched
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 16
The State Bank of India Treasury Branch and Sector 41 branch and the Lions Club Chandigarh, Mani Majra, and Rose in collaboration with the Health Department UT, Chandigarh, organised a leprosy elimination campaign at the civil dispensary, Sector 42, and Maloya. The patients were examined by a team of doctors of General Hospital and given free medicines. The camp will be continued tomorrow.

The camps were inaugurated by Mr S.S. Thakral and Mr Dinesh Aggarwal, chief managers. Mr K. K. Monga, district chairman, and Mr Satish Seth said that more such camps would be organised in the near future for the welfare of society.

SPORTS

PU Campus, DAV emerge winners
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, January 16
Panjab University campus, Chandigarh, in the women section, and DAV College, Chandigarh, in men section, emerged winners on the second day of the Panjab University Inter-College Badminton Championships here today at the PU gymnasium hall.

Results — women: PEC b College of Nursing, PGI, 2-0, (Harmanjit b Kavita, 7-1, 7-5, 7-0; Harmanjit and Nidhi b Nisha and Kavita, 7-0, 7-0, 7-0). GGS College for Women, Chandigarh, b Ramgarhia Girls College, Ludhiana, 2-0, (Vijay Laxmi b Swaranjit Kaur, 7-0, 7-0, 7-1; Vijay Laxmi and Alka b Swaranjit and Manvir, 7-3, 7-4, 7-0; PU campus, Chandigarh, b Arya College, Ludhiana, 2-0, (Garima b Janeeta 7-0, 7-0, 7-0; Garima and Nidhi b Janeeta and Aarti, 7-0, 7-0, 7-2).

Men — DAV College, Chandigarh, b Government College, Sector 11, 3-0 (Gurjeet b Pardeep, 7-0, 7-0, 7-0; Vikas b Hitesh, 7-0, 7-0, 7-0; Naresh Kundu and Deepak b Pardeep and Hitesh, 7-1,7-0,7-0).

Karate trials

The Amateur Karate Association of Chandigarh will hold selection trials for the UT senior karate team on January 20 at MDAV High School, Sector 22-A. The selected players will take part in the sixth Senior national Karate Championship to be held at Jammu from February 6 to 10. The meet will be organised under the World Karate Federation rules by the Sports Karate Federation of India.

Baseball championship

The Baseball Association, Chandigarh, will organise the Senior State Baseball Championship for both men and women on January 19 and 20 at the Panjab University campus ground. The players for the forthcoming Senior National Baseball Championship to be held at Goa from February 2 to 6 will be selected during this meet.

Spikers with promise
Arvind Katyal

Chandigarh, January 16
Three girl spikers of the Sports Training Centre of the Sports Authority of India, Sector 18, have made their centre and the region proud with their stupendous achievements. Sapna Joshi, Mukta Bhatia and Poonam were now on the threshold of making it to the Indian senior women volleyball team. All three were being coached by Mr Shiv Bedi, an SAI volleyball coach, who has made an elaborate training plan for these future national stars.

Seventeen-year-old Sapna Joshi and ninteen-year-old Mukta Bhatia had represented Indian youth volleyball team in Second Children of Asia meet held at Russia in August, 2001. “This meet turned out to be a good exposure for her as their team reached the final of the tournament. In the final, we lost to Korea after giving a tough fight.”, she said. Student of Class XII, she is a native of Hisar (Haryana) and before joining this centre in 2001, had represented Haryana in the National School Games and won silver medal. A national junior camp at Chennai last July and later at Bhilwara (Rajasthan) helped her in improving the shots, she adds. On the latest scoring pattern of 25 points, she said it has encouraged the speed game.

Mukta Bhatia is another spiker who holds promise. She was also asked to join the national youth camp at Bhilwara which was a preparatory camp for the Asian Youth Volleyball Meet to be held later this year.

Mukta hails from the city and had done Class X from the Government Model School, Sector 26, and for the past four years was a trainee at the STC-18. Mukta said she wanted to don international colours and said the national camps enabled her in improving the playing style.

Poonam, a native of small town Jubbal (Shimla district), comes from a family of volleyball players. Her elder sister Mohini also was a trainee few at STC-18 few years back and later represented India. Poonam said her sister was the sole inspiration for her joining the game and wants to emulate her. Poonam also attended the national youth camp at Bhilwara. She is a class XII student of SD Public School, Sector 32, and had represented the UT in the National School Games. She was confident that she will perform well in the National School Games in under-19 section going to be held at Patiala from January 31.

Watershed development project launched
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, January 16
The district administration has launched an ambitious Watershed Development Project for Kiratpur- Sirsa, Ram Nagar, Nanakpur Nadis and Surajpur Choe costing Rs 483.48 lakh for integrated development of 8,058 hectares in the Pinjore block.

Stating this here today the Deputy Commissioner, Ms Jyoti Arora, said Panchkula district had 35,135 hectares of cultivable area out of a total of 70,155 hectares. It is learnt that 31,017 hectares of area is cultivated area while only 14,753 hectares is irrigated area.

In order to bring maximum area under cultivation and to provide irrigation facilities for agriculture, a project for integrated development of wasteland area measuring 59,401 hectares, was forwarded to the state government. The estimated cost of the project was around Rs 3490.80 lakh. The state government has recommended this project for an area of 8,058 hectares costing Rs 483.48 lakh in the first phase.

The DC said a number of development works would be taken up on arable and non-arable land and drainage lines, forest land, government and community land and private land. The project included land development, including soil and water conservation measures, she said. as 50 villages would be benefitted under this project.