HEALTH

Training programme for technicians
Tribune News Service

SAS Nagar, November 28
The Jan Shikshan Sansthan today organised a training programme in collaboration with the Human Resource Development Cell of the Punjab Public Health Department, for technicians.

Inaugurating the workshop, Mr J.R. Khullar of the HRD Cell of the Punjab Public Health Department said it was government’s commitment to supply safe drinking water to everyone. The success of water supply management, particularly in rural areas, depended on quick maintenance and repair of pumps for which community participation was needed, he said.

Mr Dildar Khan, director, Jan Shikshan Sansthan, emphasised the need of public participation in making the rural water supply scheme a success in terms of distribution, maintenance and repair of equipment and conservation of water. This was possible only if the community actively participated in managing the rural water supply in coordination with the officials of this department.

Mr Rajesh Jain, a technical expert, said continuous use of the water pumps called for regular maintenance for better efficiency. He explained to the participants the correct way to maintain water pumps and putting their parts together. He said a responsible operator could contribute immensely to the success of rural water supply schemes.

Prof Asha Sethi spoke about impurities in drinking water and their effect on human health. She stressed the need to create awareness among people about water conservation so that water table could be maintained. She said water contamination was caused as adequate measures were not taken for proper disposal of industrial and domestic waste.

Doctor to be honoured
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 28
Dr Attar Singh, a local acupressure specialist, will be honoured at the 25th International Astrological Conference in Kolkata on January 19 next year with “Bharat Bhushan” award for his distinguished service in the field of acupressure, an alternative system of medicine.

He will also be honoured at the second International Conference on Health Sciences in Kolkata on December 1 with an award for his dedication to the cause of health in India.

The Acupressure Research Training and Treatment Sansthan, Allahabad, will also honour him on December 22 for being an authority on acupressure in the country.

Dr Singh has authored the first books on acupressure in Hindi and Punjabi.

SPORTS

Hard-earned win for Atul, Lalit
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, November 28
Atul Mehta had to play a marathon game to outlast Amit Swamy in five frames in the Haryana State Open Snooker tournament played here at Sector 34. Amit started with a bang and demolished Atul in the first two frames at 73-16, 51-7, but then Atul picked up the game and fought hard for every point to equalise the frame score with fine display of nerves at 47-32, 57-51. The last frame was again a see-saw battle, but Atul kept his cool and overcame stiff resistance from Amit, thus winning the frame at 53-43 and the match.

In another match of the same event, Lalit Allabadi came back from one frame down to beat Sanjeev Dhawan in a closely contested match at 36-70, 41-13, 37-27, 61-21. In the junior snooker event, held at Sector 36, Chandigarh, Amit Gulati scraped past Nikhil Gupta in a well-fought match, which could have gone either way at 55-34, 37-46, 50-28, 67-43. In the open billiards match at YMCA hall, Shashi Karan displayed fine cue ball control to outsmart Sanjay Kaushal at 275-200.

YPS, St Stephen’s win

Yadavindra Public School, SAS Nagar and St Stephen’s School-45 won by 44 runs and 10 wickets respectively in the ICSE School (Chandigarh region) cricket tournament played here today at YPS grounds, SAS Nagar.

Tomorrow, Minerva school, Doan (Kharar) will play with YPS, SAS Nagar.

Brief scores: Tender Heart-33: 32 all out in 24 overs. St Stephen’s-45: 33 for no loss in seven overs.

Second match: YPS, SAS Nagar: 169 runs for seven in 25 overs (Amanpreet 47, Birinder 40, Sukhmani 20). St Joseph’s-44: 126 runs for nine (Amit 28, Karan 24 n.o.).

SPS-44 trounce NPS-18

A fine performance by Harpreet Singh, who scored 92 runs, enabled Sanjay Public Senior Secondary school, Sector 44, to trounce New Public School-18 by 142 runs in the UT Inter-school cricket tournament for the Shivalik trophy played here today at the Cricket Stadium, Sector 16.

Sanjay School won the toss and opted to bat first. Opener Harpreet Singh started his innings in a whirlwind fashion. Forty runs were scored in just four overs and he hit boundaries to the fence all around the field. Vikram Verma and Irshad scored 67 runs and 58 runs respectively and put up a 140-run partnership for the second wicket between Harpreet Singh and Irshad Ali. In reply, NPS-18 could withstand SPS-44 bowlers and were bundled out for 158 runs.

Brief scores:

SPS-44: 300 for nine wickets in 35 overs (Harpreet Singh 92, Vikram Verma 67, Irshad Ali 58, Mandeep Bawa 5 for 53). NPS-18: 158 runs all out in 33.3 overs (Sunny Avinash 51, Ashutosh Pandit 4 for 28, S . Mehta 2 for 27,).

Tomorrow GMSSS-35 to take on GMSSS-27 at 10am.

Korfball meet

The UT Education Department will organise the UT Inter-school korfball meet in under14, 17 and under-19 section from December 11 to Dec 13. Entries close with Mr Karan Singh, principal-cum-secretary inter-school tournament committee (Boys) at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33 on December 7. The fixtures will be drawn on December 8.

Students participate in cycle rally
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, November 28
A cycle rally was organised by the district administration in association with Rotary Club to propagate polio eradication and give information about the pulse polio immunisation programme to be held on December 2, 2001, and January 20, 2002.

The rally was flagged off by the SP, Panchkula, Mr Manoj Yadav at 8.30 am from Red Bishop. As many as 1,200 children from 15 schools participated in the rally. The rally passed through various sectors, including the Rajiv Colony, Indira Colony and Sector 19 slum colony.

Later, Mr Aroon Kumar Gupta , Administrator, HUDA, gave away the prizes to schools and the children. The best getup school award was given to Sutlej Public School; Best Disciplined School to Bhawan Vidyalaya; Best Behaved School to Haryana Model School and the prize for overall Best Performance to Sutlej Public School.

ADMINISTRATION

MC to take up stray-animal issue
Our Correspondent

SAS Nagar , November 28
The Municipal Council at its meeting here tomorrow will take up the issue of stray animals in the town.

The Anti-Encroachment Committee has served a legal notice on the council to impound stray animals like cows, buffaloes and pigs and keep them in the cattle pound or transport them to a far-off place so that they do not come back to the town. Besides, the committee has sought the imposition of fine on the owners of domestic animals creating a nuisance in the town.

It also sought the framing of a policy on dealing with stray animals within 15 days and threatened to move the state high court if no action was taken. The council meeting will also consider the offer of the PUDA authorities to give 2 acres of land on a cost basis for the cattle pound. PUDA has in its letter to the council said it would inform the latter of the existing cost of the land later and sought the civic body’s approval for the proposal by depositing Rs 1 lakh.