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Sarpanches told about iodine deficiency
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 9
To prevent iodine deficiency disorders, the PGI’s Community Medicine Department today organised a meet for the sarpanches of the Raipur Rani block at the health centre there.

The Community Medicine Department has been undertaking a WHO-funded iodine deficiency disorder project in the Raipur Rani block. “The aim of this project is to educate the community to make use of only iodised salt so that many serious ailments and disorders can be prevented,” informed Dr Arun K. Aggarwal, Assistant Professor.

About 50 sarpanches from the block attended the day-long meeting where a team of doctors from the PGI, educated the villagers how to get their salt checked for iodine content. Survey undertaken by the PGI teams indicated that even now many villagers were consuming uniodised salt, as it was not available at the shops in their villages. Even if the people were aware of consuming only iodised salt, they did not know how to check if it had the required quantity of iodine.

The local MLA, Mr Pawan Diwan, was also present at the interaction with the sarpanches. While appreciating the doctors for rendering their services, Mr Diwan asked the people to make the best use of “Swasthiya Aap Ke Dwar” programme. Under this programme, doctors visit the villages every Wednesday and Friday and provide free consultations.

A film show was also organised to make the public understand the importance of consuming iodised salt. A demonstration of quick sample iodine testing in salt was also given on the occasion.

Vikas to meet Tushar in final
Our Correspondent

Chandigarh, January 9
Top seed Vikas Sharma will clash with Tushar Sharma in the final of the men's singles of the Total Tennis Tournament at the YMCA, Sector 11. Vikas had to sweat in beating fancied Gagandeep Wasu 6-2, 7-6 (12-10).

In the first set, two easy service breaks saw the top seed clinching the set. In the second set, both held their serves till the score reached 6-6. In the tie-breaker, Vikas won 12-10. The second semi-final was an easy one, with Tushar Sharma and his opponent Javed from Patiala, practice partners, knew one another's weak points. Tushar downed Javed in straight sets 6-2, 6-0. In the boys’ under-10 section, Digvijay Singh made it to the last four when he trounced Gurmehar Singh.

Results: under-10: QF: Digvijay Singh b Gurmehar Singh; Manik Khanna b Nimish Mehra; Anmol Bains b Rahil Mahajan; Samin Bhargav b Bipliv; under-14: QF:Mandeep Yadav b Mandeep Gill; Akshat Joshi b Gauravinder Toor 7-3; Sidharth Singh b Arwinder Pal 7-2; under-12:PQF: Digvijay Singh b Bikramjit Singh; Jaivardhan Gupta b Rahil Mahajan; Amit Chauhan b Fateh Sidhu; Manik Khanna b Nishchay Rawal; Anshul Kadiyan b Raghav Singla; Nikhil Kalra b Devin Markanda; Fateh b Karan Bhai; Anmol Bains b Samin Bhargav; under-16. PQF: Gauravinder Toor b Ulplaksh; Arwinder Pal b Sanchit Balhara; Ankit Mahajan b Soheal Goel; Navdeep Singh b Arjun Gabba; Sayan Das b Devin Markanda; Mandeep Gill b Simran Shahi; men's singles: Vikas Sharma b Gagandeep Wasu 6-2, 7-6 (12-10); Tushar Sharma b Javed Hazary 6-2,6-0.

Tennis tourney

A sub-junior and junior (under-12 and under-16) lawn tennis tournament will be held at Lake Club tennis courts from January 16 to 18. The meet is being organised by the Sports Department, UT Administration. Singles (boys and girls) under-12 in the sub-junior age group and singles and doubles (boys and girls under-16) events will be held. Entries close on January 15.

Cricket meet

The annual Blessed Edmund Rice Cricket Tournament for under-10 boys will be organised from January 25 at St John's High school, Sector 26. Entries close on January 23.

Darshani Bagh area exempted
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 9
Residents of Darshani Bagh, Mani Majra, can breathe easy as the Chandigarh Administration today finally issued a notification, exempting the 35-kanal residential area from acquisition.

Residents of the area had protested against the acquisition of the said land by filing a petition in the high court. It was quashed in August, 1997. The Administration filed a review petition and the High Court recalled its earlier orders in January 2003. Consequently, the Land Acquisition Officer pronounced an award of compensation in March, 2003.

The Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, at the instance of which the said land was acquired, through a resolution passed by it in January, 2003, recommended that the specific portion of the land under habitation in Darshani Bagh be excluded from acquisition.

The Chandigarh Administration today specified that land measuring 35 kanal under Darshani Bagh, comprising khasra 731129 (min), 731147, 731148, 731149. 731150, 731/51 (min), 731152, 731153, 731/54, 73//55, 73/166, 73//67, 191, distinguishable and separable from the other areas, had been excluded from acquisition.

The entire area would be subject to building bylaws, orders and regulations of the Chandigarh Administration and the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, issued from time to time. Only residential land use would be allowed. The land would also form a part of the Capital Project.