The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

A medical college in Ahirwal need of the hour
Our Correspondent

Narnaul, June 20
The health services in the Ahirwal and Mewat regions, covering Nangal Chaudhary in Mahendragarh district, Gurgaon and Faridabad, are in the doldrums. If the equipment used in the government health centres in these regions are obsolete and rusted, the personnel who hold the posts are either untrained or inefficient.

A visit to the district hospital at Narnaul revealed that everything is in a mess. There is total chaos in both the Out Patient Department and Casualty, supposed to be the centre of activities in a hospital. Fortunately, the surgery section has earned all-round appreciation from the residents of the city.

If this is the situation in this important hospital, one can visualise the scene at other health centres in the rural areas. The result is that people of both Mewat and Ahirwal regions have to go to Delhi, Jaipur or Rohtak to get quality treatment. Of course, it comes with a huge cost.

Observers attribute this state of affairs to the reluctance of the private health sector to invest in these regions and lack of qualified manpower, both doctors and paramedical staff, to work in rural areas. The Medical Council of India has, perhaps, done more harm in this direction as it is considered to be the single most powerful stumbling block in attracting private investments in medical education. It must have followed the footsteps of the All India Council of Technical Education, which has allowed technical institutions to come up in all areas, making India a giant in engineering know-how.

India is a country of villages and hamlets and Haryana is no exception. A medical institution in every two districts is a dire need of the present day. At least in medical education and services, we must follow the model of China. The BSc students with a biology background should be trained in such a way that they could work as a paramedic after getting a double degree in science and medicine. The Chhattisgarh Government is working on such a plan. At least one new medical college should be started every year in the state so that the health services may be improved.

Residents here say that the government must start a medical college in the backward region of Ahirwal. Since there is no institute of higher education in the region, this will go a long way in correcting the regional imbalances in higher education avenues.

SPORTS

Delhi Audit, Delhi Admn enter soccer finals
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, June 20
Last year’s runners-up Delhi Audit and Delhi Administration moved into the finals of the Senior and A Division in the Delhi Soccer Association Institutional League Championship at the Ambedkar Stadium on Friday.

In the Senior Division semi-final, Delhi Audit stunned defending champions Food Corporation of India (North Zone) with a 9-8 victory in sudden death tie-breaker. The regulation and extra time play failed to produce any goal, as the strikers fumbled with easy chances.

In the tie-breaker, Hitender Singh Rawat, Sameer Jung, Virender Singh, Subhash Negi, Neeraj Chaudhary, Tayab Ali, Deepak Bisht and Satish Bagga scored for Delhi Audit while Daljit Singh clinched the issue in sudden-death tie-breaker.

For FCI, the goal-scorers were Abdul Saleem, Sanjay, Mehtab Ahmed, Joginder Rawat, Gurmeet, Ravi Rana, Sanjeev

Bhalla, Trilok Bisht and Deepak Kumar. Auit will take on Northern Railway in the final on Monday.

Delhi Administration beat Delhi Development Authority 4-2 via tie-breaker, after sharing two goals in the regulation time, to sail into the A Division final.

Rajeev Bhalla put the Administration in the lead while Chandan equalised for DDA. There will be no match on Saturday.

HOCKEY
Dhanraj Pillay plays with school children
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, June 20
It was a day to remember for the children of The Heritage School in Gurgaon as India’s hockey ace Dhanraj Pillay not only played hockey with the kids of the school, but also announced a six-a-side tournament for schools in Delhi, to nurture talent at the grass-root level.

Pillay said he was overwhelmed to see so many young boys and girls taking to hockey, which is the national game of the country. He pointed out to the children that hockey has brought laurels to the country on several occasions. He hoped that other schools would emulate the example of Heritage School to promote hockey.

The Heritage School gives a lot of importance to sports and games for the overall development of the school children.

Close finish for Jind Coaching Centre
A. Gulati

Rohtak, June 20
An all-round performance by Anil Mahla helped Jind Coaching Centre register a nine-run victory over Vaish Public School Cricket Academy in a closely contested match here at the Vaish Public School ground. Jind Coaching Centre clinched the three-match series by a margin of 2-1. Batting first after winning the toss, Jind Coaching Centre put up 253 runs in 48.1 overs. Yujvinder Chahal and Anil Mahla scored 82 runs and 44 runs respectively.

Yujvinder’s inning was studded with 12 fours, while Anil hit five boundaries. Sandeep took 3 wickets for 21 runs. Vaish Public School Cricket Academy began chasing the victory target with a strokeful knock by Sujit Kumar (83 runs of 82 balls, 7x4s and 4x6s). Shakti Rose also contributed 44 runs with the help of nine boundaries. However, the team fell short of victory target by just 9 runs, after being bundled out for 244 runs in 46.5 overs.

Mannu Ram took 3 wickets for 28 runs. Anil Mahla and Munish took two wickets each for 45 runs and 58 runs respectively. Anil Mahla was declared the man of the match.

Saurabh stars in DAV’s victory

New Delhi
Saurabh Jain played an all-round role (46 and 3 for 23) to help DAV School, Shalimar Bagh beat Balaji Club by four wickets to enter the semi-final of the second I D Paul Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Apex Public School ground.

In another match, Lal Bahadur Shastri Club defeated Delhi Star Club by ten wickets. Ashutosh Sharma (5 for 21) and Nitin Aggarwal (3 for 28) bowled with venom while Gaurav Chabra shone with the bat to star in Shastri’s win.

Scores: Balaji Club: 144 all out in 21.5 overs (Deepak Kumar 68, Saurabh Jain 3 for 23, Sahil Chugh 2 for 10, Jaladh Dua 2 for 27). DAV, Shalimarbagh: 145 for 6 in 22.1 overs (Saurabh Jain 46, Siddarth Jain 30, Deepak Kumar 3 for 29).

Delhi Star Club: 112 all out in 28.4 overs. Shastri Club: 115 for no loss in 15.2 overs. OSR

DIGEST
Tarang, Abhishek shine for Madan Lal Academy
Our Sports Reporter

New Delhi, June 20
Fine batting performances by Tarang Gupta and Abhishek Rajgopal helped Madan Lal Academy draw against Sumit Dogra Academy in the second Gyan Bharati South Delhi Under-13 (two-day) Cricket Tournament on the Siri Fort ground here.

Sumit Dogra Academy earned four points while Madan Lal Academy collected three points. Rain washed out the second day’s play, and therefore Madan Lal Academy could not play their second innings. It suited the Sumit Dogra Academy fine as they qualified for the semi-final on the basis of their first innings score. Madan Lal Academy, who batted first, were shot out for 198 while the Sumit Dogra Academy made 72 for the loss of one wicket in 43 overs.

Scores: Madan Lal Academy: 198 all out in 49.4 overs (Tarang Gupta 86, Abhisek Rajgopal 55, Kunal Vij 28, Saurav Dogra 3 for 25, Taran Deep Singh 2 for 30). Sumit Dogra Academy: 72 for 1 in 43 overs (Balinder Singh 37, Himanshu Rawat 25 n o, Geet Arora 1 for 22).

Yogesh helps Sonnet win

A fine all-round performance by Yogesh Nagar (4 for 10 and 58) helped Sonnet Club beat K N Colts by eight wickets in a league match of the first Turf Youth Cup Under-15 Cricket Tournament on the Venkateshwara College ground.

Scores: K N Colts: 103 all out in 28.2 overs (Vikrant Dhir 28, Yogesh Nagar 4 for 10, Gaurav Dahiya 2 for 21). Sonnet: 107 for 2 in 22.1 overs (Rushil Bhaskar 31 n o, Yogesh Nagar 58).