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T. NAGAR BAZAARThis column is intended to help small businesses in & around T.Nagar and

West Mambalam to have a cost-effective advertisement medium. Advertisement

in this section will be in standard panel sizes of 4 cm. x 1 column (costing

only Rs. 600) and 4 cm. x 2 column (costing Rs. 1200)

OBITUARYSADAGOPAN GOVINDACHARI

Sadagopan Govinda-chari(resident of 1, Manickam Street,West Mambalam) passed awayon Sept. 21. He was 85, and hadbeen a resident of WestMambalam for 60 years.He wasthe proprietor of Shanthi Stores.

P. C. LAKSHMI

He is survived by his wife G. Padmavathy, sonG. Sundararajan and 3 daughters.

Padmavathy’s contact number is 8056201959.

P. C. Lakshmi (resident of 6,Cart Track Road, T. Nagar)passed away on Sept. 27.

She was 68, and had been aresident of T. Nagar since 1974.

She is survived by her hus-band M. Parthasarathy

(Ph: 97899 36099), son, daughter, son-in-law,daughter-in-law and grandchildren.

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Sewage treatment plants in4 neighbourhood parks soon

Under the Smart City project, sewage treatment plants (STP) willbe provided in four big parks in the neighbourhood needing around10,000 liters of water a day for maintenance. Four sewage treatmentplants of 40,000 liters, 20,000 liters and 10,000 liters have beenplanned for Natesan Park, Jeeva Park, Kodambakkam Park and CITNagar Park respectively.

According to a Corporation official, the estimated project cost is Rs.40 lakhs, Rs. 35 lakhs and Rs. 29 lakhs for the 40 kl., 20 kl. and 10 kl.plants respectively. He said that the tender has already been floatedand the work will start in a month.

The STP plants will tap the underwater sewage system for dailywater requirements. He said that the process, which uses ‘Moving BedBiofilm Reactor’ method to convert raw sewage into treated water, willremove floating material and oil from the water in the sewers and it willundergo anaerobic breakdown.

The treated sewage will be further treated using chlorine. The residuewill undergo further processing to be used as manure. According to theofficial, Anna Nagar Bougainvillea Park and Herbal Park in Otterialready have such a facility.

Students visit neighbourhoodpolice stations

Students from neighbourhood schools visited 11 police stations in T.Nagar district which includes Mambalam, K. K. Nagar, Ashok Nagar,MGR Nagar, Kodambakkam, Vadapalani and nearby areas as part of‘Joy of Giving Week’. The police officials greeted the students, briefedthem on the role of police, functioning of firearms and operation ofcommunication equipment.

The students also interacted with officials and enjoyed their visit.

Silt removed from storm waterdrain left on road margin

The silt removed from storm water drainshas been put in plastic gunny bags and left onthe road margin in P. T. Rajan Salai, K. K.Nagar. According to nearby residents, the bagscontaining the silt have not been removed forover 10 days. The photo was taken on Oct. 11.

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Police install 5 face detectioncameras in T. Nagar

By Our Staff ReporterTo thwart thieves targeting pre-Deepavali shoppers in the

overcrowded streets of T. Nagar, police have installed 400cameras, five of which are equipped with face-detectiontechnology, and connected them to a system with identificationsoftware. The cameras have been placed in strategic locationsin South Usman Road, North Usman Road, RanganathanStreet, near Pothys junction and Pondy Bazaar.

The policemen monitoring the live CCTV feeds will be alertedif the images of any of the 500 habitual offenders and history-sheeters stored in the system is picked up by any of the fivecameras.

According to a senior police official, the system can integrateexisting video surveillance systems and match faces in real-time against a watch list of individuals to trigger an alert.

The facility was inaugurated by A. K. Vishwanathan (ChennaiPolice Commissioner). He said that more than 1,000 policemenhave been deployed to control and monitor the crowd andprevent untoward incidents.

“In addition, there are five watch towers and three policebooths in and around T. Nagar,” he added.

Besides the existing emergency numbers, public can contact94981 62626 for assistance.

Automatic lights, water meterspart of Smart City project

in T. Nagar17 projects estimated to cost

Rs. 324 crores including smartparking management system,automatic streetlights, watermeters, bicycle sharing facility,tapping solar energy for powerneeds and an integrated controlcentre were cleared under theChennai Smart City project onOct. 11.

As part of the project, 12,708households in the neighbour-hood with Metrowater connec-tion will get automatic meterreading (AMR) technology at acost of Rs. 9.5 crores to stream-line billing of water supply.

Installation of 251 electromag-netic flow meters has been pro-

posed for calculating the quan-tum of water received from res-ervoirs, treated and supplied toconsumers.

To reduce power consump-tion and staff dependency, theCorporation proposes to installremotely-monitored street lightswhich will automatically switchon in the night and switch offduring day time.

A total of 4,091 such lights willbe introduced in areas of T. Nagarunder zone 10. The lights will becontrolled by 134 feeder boxes,with the entire project costingRs.7.98 crores.

The Corporation will also in-stall solar cells in the terraces of1,378 govt. buildings to generate5 megawatt peak power at acapital cost of Rs. 33.83 crores.

Corporationintensifies fightagainst dengue

Chennai Corporation on Oct.11 announced its plan to splitcity homes into 2,035 blocks andcarry out dengue preven-tionmeasures.

It will employ 500 one-manteams for the purpose whichwill cover 10.17 lakh homes.

The decision was taken at areview meeting chaired byMunicipal Administration Minis-ter S. P. Velumani in Metrowaterheadquarters.

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By Our Staff ReporterRadhatri Nethralaya

(12, Hindi PracharaSabha Street, T. Nagar,Ph: 2433 2229, 24311550, 94454 38681)conducted its 8th annualDeepavali workshop onfirst aid for crackerinjuries to the eyes onOct. 10.

72 students and 36teachers attended theworkshop.

Dr. Vasumathy Veda-ntham (Medical Direc-tor, Radhatri Nethra-laya) explained the

Workshop on first aid for crackerinjuries held

different types of cracker injuries and demonstrated the first aid methods.The students were given first aid kits and brochures to be distributed in their schools.

Humour Clubmeets tomorrowafternoonBy Our Staff Reporter

Humour Club of T. Nagar (1,Guild Street, T. Nagar, behindSiva Vishnu Temple) will holda humour meeting on Sunday,Oct. 15, at 4 p.m in its premises.

All are welcome to parti-cipate and share their jokes.

For membership and otherdetails, contact S. Sekar(Founder) in 97907 75571.

Talk on ‘PositiveThoughts’ nextSundayBy Our Staff Reporter

Jaimaa Friends Club (a wingof Jaimaa Trust, 1st Floor,Vengeesh Apartments, 16,Karuneegar Street, Vada-palani) has organised a talkfollowed by an interactivesession on ‘Positive Thoughts’in Tamil from 4 p.m to 6 p.m onSunday, Oct. 22 in its premises.

There will be discussion onhow to manage stress and otherrelated problems with positivethoughts in the daily walk oflife. It is open to all age groups.

All are welcome. More detailscan be had in 99400 30939.

By Our Staff ReporterMetrowater workers have dug a pit in front of an apartment

complex in 9th Sector, K. K. Nagar.The residents complain that there has been no progress in

the work in the last seven days.“We are finding it difficult to take our vehicles in and out of

the complex”, they said.The pit also poses a danger to pedestrians due to poor

visibility in the dark.

Open pit affects apartmentcomplex residents

Free class on‘Shortcuts inMaths’ tomorrowBy Our Staff Reporter

G. Manoharan will conduct aclass on ‘Shortcuts inMathematics’ for students inthe 5 to 15 age group, from 10a.m to 12.30 p.m, on Sunday,Oct. 15 in Circle Library, 11th

Avenue, Ashok Nagar.More details can be had in

2371 9319 or 98418 82138.

By Our Staff ReporterGarbage is not cleared

regularly from the bins keptnear the EB transformer in79th Street, Ashok Nagar.

The street’s residents toldMambalam Times that a largepile of dried leaves and branchesdumped near the bin has notbeen removed for more than aweek.

They are worried that theheap may catch fire duringDeepavali due to bursting ofcrackers leading to disastrousconsequences as it is near a

Appeal to remove dried foliage from79th Street, Ashok Nagar

transformer. They have appealed to Chennai Corporation to immediately clear the dried foliagealong with the overflowing garbage from the bins.

By Our Staff ReporterHeaps of earth, construction debris and dried branches

dumped at the junction of Periyar Salai and Habibullah Road,T. Nagar have not been removed for several weeks.

They are not only blocking the pavement but also 1/4th of thecarriageway causing hindrance to pedestrians and motorists.

The nearby residents have complained that passers-byhave converted the spot into an open urinal.

Periyar Salai-Habibullah Roadjunction used as dumping yard

The students of Anna-macharya Temple of Fine Arts(14/12, Anu-saya Street,Koda-mbakkam) won severalprizes in Thirukkural, Thir-uppavai, Thevaram, Thiruve-mpavai and Thiruvachagamrecitation contests conductedjointly by ‘Chennai 2000 Plus’and Sekkizhar Trust recentlyin Egmore Museum.

S. Meera (resident of WestMambalam) and S. Abirami,

Win prizes in Tamil hymns recitationcontest

both disciples of T. V. Meenalochani (12th descendant of Annamacharya), won 4 prizes each.The institution also won the rolling shield for winning the maximum prizes in the contests.For more details, call Savitha (Secretary) in 93847 31651.

If anything interestingis happening in your

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Study conducted on altruismin medical studentsBy Our Staff Reporter

S. Sanjai, a final year studentin ESIC Medical College andPGIMSR, K. K. Nagar, was thelead author of the article‘Altruism in medical students’published recently in IndianJournal of Medical Ethics.

He was part of the team thatconducted a cross-sectionalstudy in tracking altruisticbehaviour among 224 MBBSstudents in medical colleges inChennai.

He told Mambalam Timesthat the study revealed thatless than half of them engagein simple acts of altruism suchas donating to charity. Onlyaround 30% had donated blood.Around 25% engaged them-selves in humanitarian actslike offering a seat to an elderlyperson or helping a stranger indistress.

He said that the study wasconducted through a question-naire with a set of 20 situationsthat assessed their tendencyto help others.

The study was vetted by apanel of doctors, sociologists

and psychologists.According to Dr. Vijaya-

prasad Gopichandran (Asst.Professor, ESIC College), in theprevalent educational system,empathy and altruism getsidelined because of the highemphasis on the curriculum.

The pressure of the curri-culum and competition forsurvival often blind thestudents to poverty, suffering,death, deprivation and penurythat they see in the society.

Proper mentorship inmedical education is the orderof the day, he said.

Sanjai told MambalamTimes that a copy of the studyhas also been submitted to theDirectorate of Medical Edu-cation.

Talk on Thiru Arutpaon Tuesday

Under the auspices ofVallalar Sanmarga Sangam(V.O.C Street, MGR Nagar, Ph:94453 43706), KolapakkamSanthanam will give adiscourse on ‘Thiru Arutpa –õœ÷ô£˜ 裆´‹ Ý¡ñõœ÷ô£˜ 裆´‹ Ý¡ñõœ÷ô£˜ 裆´‹ Ý¡ñõœ÷ô£˜ 裆´‹ Ý¡ñõœ÷ô£˜ 裆´‹ Ý¡ñ«ïò‹«ïò‹«ïò‹«ïò‹«ïò‹’ Tuesday, Oct. 17, inSakthi Vinayagar Temple (P.T. Rajan Salai, K. K. Nagar).

All are welcome.

Sri Saradhadevi Sanga (K. K. Nagar) donated Rs. 25,000 andgifted new clothes to the orphanage in Chitamur on Oct. 10 as partof Deepavalli celebrations.

Swami Abavarganandha (Editor, Sri Ramakrishnar Vijayam,Sri Ramakrishna Mutt) also attended the program.

He gave a religious discourse on the occasion.

Saradhadevi Sanga donatesRs. 25,000, new clothes to

orphanage

By Our Staff ReporterA new wall is being constructed along the railway track near

Mambalam High Road (near Duraisamy Subway ServiceLane ) in T. Nagar.

The old wall had collapsed a couple of months back.

New wall along track nearMambalam High Road

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V. V. Charitable Trust(Ashok Nagar) and Sri SathyaSai Seva Organisations (Chen-nai Metro West) distributed‘Nilavembu kudineer’ amongstudents and staff of Govern-ment Girls Higher SecondarySchool, Ashok Nagar on Oct.13.

According to A. S. Kumar(Co-ordinator), ‘Nilavembukudineer’ was given to 3750students.

He said that the concoctionis effective in developingimmunity against viral infec-tions, especially dengue. Headded that adults should take30 ml. to 50 ml. of ‘kudineer’while children up to 12 yearsshould consume 10 ml. a day

‘Nilavembu kudineer’ given to schoolstudents

on five consecutive days.He said that the ‘kudineer’ is

prepared hygienically usingmineral water, neem leaves,sandal powder, dry ginger andblack pepper.

With the advent of monsoon,he has advised all to drink

‘Nilavembu kudineer’ todevelop immunity against viralinfections.

He said that the concoctionwill be distributed in moreschools in the coming weeks.

His contact number is 9884048960.

Habitual chainsnatcher held

L. Manikandan (22), whowas wanted in several chainand mobile snatching incidents,was arrested by Saidapetpolice on Oct. 8, based onevidence from a CCTV camerarecording from a recent case.

On Sept. 30, at around 8 p.m,he had snatched a 3-sovereignchain from Sasikala when shewas walking on Anna Salai,near Buhari Hotel on her wayhome from office.

She lodged a complaint withJ-1 Saidapet Police Station.

The police identified the chainsnatcher from the CCTV grabof a camera located in a buildingopposite the location of thecrime.Around 10 sovereigns ofjewellery were recovered fromhim. He has been remanded tojudicial custody.

According to the police,further investigation is on inidentifying his accomplices asthey suspect the involvementof a gang.

Discourse on‘༈î¤ó ð²ðî¤à¼ˆî¤ó ð²ðî¤à¼ˆî¤ó ð²ðî¤à¼ˆî¤ó ð²ðî¤à¼ˆî¤ó ð²ðî¤ï£òù£˜ï£òù£˜ï£òù£˜ï£òù£˜ï£òù£˜’ onMonday

Panampattu RavichandranGanapathidasan will give adiscourse on ‘༈î¤ó ð²ð༈î¤ó ð²ð༈î¤ó ð²ð༈î¤ó ð²ð༈î¤ó ð²ðî¤ï£òù£˜ï£òù£˜ï£òù£˜ï£òù£˜ï£òù£˜’ from 6.45 p.m to 8p.m on Monday, Oct. 16, inKasi Viswanathar Temple(Kupp-aiah Street, WestMambalam).

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All are welcome More detailscan be had in 92836 00628.

By Our Staff ReporterDharani Ramakrishnan (resident of West

Mambalam and Founder, SaraswathiNatyalaya) was felicitated recently by theTrustees of Sri Mahalakshmi Temple(Besant Nagar) for her achievements in thefield of Bharatanatyam for more than 30years.

Bharatanatyam teacherfelicitated

She has given numerous performances in well known sabhas,temples and dance festivals.

Many of her disciples have become professional performersand teachers. She also organises programs for her students inschools, colleges and other venues.

Her contact number is 98417 39168.

By Our Staff ReporterFiremen from T. Nagar Fire

& Rescue Station demon-strated techniques on how tocontrol minor fires caused byburning crackers or otherwisein Sri RKM Sarada VidyalayaMatriculation School,Muthurangan Salai, T. Nagaron Oct. 12.

The team was led by G.Selvaraj (Station Fire Officer,T. Nagar).

Simple fire control methodsdemonstrated in school

Selvaraj gave a talk on thesafe method of burstingcrackers and the precautionsto be taken.

He explained that even aminor fire can lead to a majordisaster and should be con-tained immediately.

He also advised against self-medication and said those whosustain injuries when burstingcrackers should see a doctor orvisit a hospital.

Krishna Sweetsoffers specialsweets/savories forDeepavaliBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Krishna Sweets (53,Venkatanarayana Road, T.Nagar, Ph: 99400 92950,98402 23489) and all its otheroutlets in the city will be openfor 48 hours from 6 a.m onMonday, Oct. 16 to 6 a.m onWednesday, Oct. 18 forDeepavali.

It is offering a speciallydesigned tin box of assortedsweets and savories forDeepavali during this period.

The box contains mysurpa,Bombay halwa, sonpapdi, kaimurukku, athirasam, maalaadu, mixture, thattai, andsweet and sal seedai. HolyGanga water, special Deepa-vali legiyam, scented powder,herbal oil and prasadam areoffered free with the tin.

It will also serve hot jelabis,gulab jamoon, freshly preparedmurukku/thattai and tiffinitems in its restaurants.

10% discount is offered on allitems for purchases madebetween 11 p.m and 5 a.m.

200 varieties of sweets, 75varieties of savouries and giftboxes and dry fruits packed indecorative and artistic boxeswill be available.

Gift cheques are available indenominations of Rs.100, Rs.200, Rs. 300 and Rs. 500.

For more details, contact thetoll free number 1800 102 2343or visit www.srikrishnasweets.com.

Gita discourse inEnglish onTuesday

Swamini SatyavratanandaSaraswati will give a discoursein English on ‘Gita Bashyam’at 6 p.m on Tuesday, Oct. 17 inKesari High School, PondyBazaar, next to GRT GrandDays, T. Nagar.

For more details, callAkshara Vidya Trust in 24328087.

Free skill development coursefor women customers of CanaraBank from Oct. 23By Our Staff Reporter

Sugha Public Welfare Association (5th Block, BharathidasanColony, K. K. Nagar) will conduct a free ‘Skill DevelopmentCourse’ exclusively for women customers of Canara Bankfrom 10 a.m to 1 p.m from Oct. 23 to 26 in its premises.

The training is sponsored by Canara Bank.The classes will be conducted by Uma Raj (Founder). She will

teach how to make paper bags, laundry bags, dustbins, clothfolders and other items.

For registration, call Uma Raj in 95001 48840.

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I am sure similar messages must havebeen received by the consumers of other oilcompanies like Indianoil and Hindustan Pe-troleum. While the need of the hour is to rootout corruption, every citizen has a role toplay. Merely sending out messages to theLPG consumers, who are the worst hit be-cause of the prevalence of corruption in oilcompanies and asking them to be vigilant isnot an end in itself.

Aside from inculcating this aspect in their ownemployees, the oil companies must ensure thattheir distributors take the pledge and strictlyabide by the same.

Prior to the introduction of crediting the sub-sidy amount to the accounts of the consumersdirectly, the distributors made a killing by di-verting cylinders of those whose off take wasless than the quantity earmarked under thesubsidized category.

Even today, one cannot rule out suchactivities. Further, the distributors compel thoseconsumers who apply for new connections tobuy various items from them. Seldom do the oilcompanies take action against distributorswhen consumers prefer complaints. K. Harihar,T. Nagar

Milling prevents increase in road levelsSir, I was crestfallen to see videos of the

historical and well maintained Sri MeenakshiSundareswarar Temple (Madurai) gettingdirty due to inundation by rain water over-flowing from the streets surrounding thetemple following the recent heavyrains. According to media reports, rain waterentered the temple as the roads surroundingit are at elevated levels.

While painstaking efforts would have beenundertaken to clean the temple, MaduraiCorporation should learn a hard lesson fromthe incident. Though there are well laid outmethods to re-lay roads to ensure that thelevels do not go up, Corporations do not followthem. Similar is the situation in Mambalamand T. Nagar where there are a number of

decades-old residences. When these were constructed, the road levels

were as per the prescribed norms. Following there-laying of the roads over the years withoutmilling, the road levels have gone up, in somecases by almost 6 to 12 inches. As a result, thelow-lying apartments and houses get inundatedduring rains. In these apartments, the electricalfittings and fixtures installed in the ground flooralso get submerged forcing TNEB to suspendpower supply. The waterlogging is further com-pounded by poorly maintained storm waterdrains.

The officials must ensure that roads are neverrelaid without milling and storm water drains aredesilted well before the monsoon. V. S.Jayaraman, 31, Motilal Street, T. Nagar

Reducing penalty not solution to regularization of unauthorised propertySir, Following the poor response to the

regularization scheme, which seeks to pro-vide relief to those who possess unauthorizedplots by paying a penalty, the TamilnaduGovernment, it was stated, is seriously con-sidering lowering the penalty to 15%from 25%.

It was further stated that there are about14 lakh unapproved plots and only 20,000applications have been filed for regulariza-tion.

The regularization scheme is akin to that ofamnesty giving an opportunity to thecitizen to fall in line with the rules by payinga penalty. In fact, bringing in the regulariza-tion scheme is a wrong move as it circum-

vents the rules. And, bringing down the penaltyfurther would amount to whittling down the verypolicy. Already, the government has committeda wrong by coming out with the schemeand bringing further down the penalty just toappease the unapproved plot-owners wouldamount to more wrongdoing. Two wrongs don’tmake a right. It does not augur well for a govern-ment to bend over backwards just to make thecitizen comply with the rules.

There is no guarantee that reducing thepenalty will attract more applicants. Instead ofbring down the penalty amount, what the gov-ernment must do is to act with an iron hand andtake punitive action against offenders. V. S.Jayaraman, 31, Motilal Street, T. Nagar

Exposed EB cables continue to pose danger in 18th Street, Ashok NagarSir, This has reference to the report ‘Joined

and exposed EB cables pose danger in18th Street, K. K. Nagar’ published inMambalam Times (Sept. 17-23 issue).

In this regard I wish to say that after thereport was published and the residents alsosent several reminders to the authoritiesconcerned, no action has been taken by EB.

With the monsoon fast approaching, there

is a grave danger of electrocution to unwarypassersby.

When will the authorities wake up to thedanger? Or is it waiting for an untoward incidentto occur?

I once again appeal to the EB authorities toimmediately replace the cables or at least insu-late the joints and run them underground. P.Saravanan, K. K. Nagar

Rotary Club donates 10 laptops to govt.aided school

By Our StaffReporter

Rotary Clubof ChennaiEast, R. A.Puram, do-nated 10laptops to C. D.N a y a g a mGovernmentBoys’ HighSchool, Ven-katanarayanaRoad, T. Nagarlast week.

They were sponsored by Ford Motors. Rotary District Governor Srinivasan was the ChiefGuest The Club is willing to provide assistance to needy schools in the city.

School heads may contact the Club in 98402 20500.

Couple held for cheatinglocal trader

Central Crime Branch police arrested acouple on Oct. 9, for cheating Vencobb chickensupplier Mahesh Kumar Jadhav of T. Nagarby submitting fake bills and receipts worthRs.1.5 crore over a period of 10 years from2005 to 2015.

The arrested were identified as T. Rajendran(43) and R. Nagarajothi (39), residents ofThudiyalur in Coimbatore.

The two, who managed to evade arrest forthe past two years, were finally caught whenthey resurfaced in Coimbatore on Oct. 10.

They were brought to Chennai and remandedto judicial custody.

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Guard your eyes against damage whenyou burst crackers

Train your dog to enjoy Deepavali

Do’s anddont’s forsafe handlingof crackers

During Deepavalicelebrations childrenget injured due to care-less handling of fire-works. Parents areindirectly responsiblefor these accidents asthey fail to educateand guide the childrenon the correct ways ofhandling fireworks.

The Loss Preven-tion Association ofIndia Ltd. (LPA), forthe past few years,has been guiding chil-dren and elders on theproper ways of han-dling fireworks.

The following aresimple rules of safetyas described in theSafety Bulletin of theLoss Prevention As-sociation:

Don’t light crackersinside the house, orlight candles and oillamps near curtainsor any other combus-tible material.

Hold sparklersaway from the body.

Light rockets point-ing them straight up.

Never light fire-works from balconiesor near buildings: useopen grounds.

Don’t bend over fire-works while lightingthem: light them fromthe side.

Don’t wear long,loose, thin flowingdress while playingwith fireworks.

Never put fire-works in pockets.

Never light fire-works under confine-ment in a metal con-tainer.

Never light a flowerpot by holding it.

Never store fire-works or unpack themnear a flame or a heatsource.

Never return to afirework once lit – itmay explode in yourface.

Pour water overburns and go to a doc-tor. Don’t apply oint-ment, butter or anyoily substance.

Show concern forinfants, the aged andthe sick. Don’t lightloud crackers nearthem.

By Dr. Vasumathy VedanthamThe incidence of fireworks-related injuries

during Deepavali is increasing each year. Thehands (40%), eyes (20%), and the head and face(20%) are the body areas most often involved.

Of these, eye injuries are the most sensitiveand difficult to cure and can often lead tocomplete loss of vision. Lacerations, chemicalinjuries and embedding of foreign bodies are themost common injuries to the eye from fire-works, with approximately one third of theinjuries resulting in permanent blindness. Pre-cautions to be taken:

1. Wear eye protection such as plain glassthat covers the eyes up to the eyebrows whilebursting crackers or watching fireworks.

2. Stock a first aid kit with a rigid eye shieldand antibiotic eye drops. It is available inmedical shops.

3. Ensure that children are allowed to firecrackers only under adult supervision.

4. Check the area before igniting fireworksand remove any flammable and combustiblematerials.

5. Always have a bucket of water at hand toextinguish any incipient fire or for rinsing theaffected area of the body.

6. Follow all safety precautions mentionedon the packet of the firework.

7. Use a thick agarbathi (incense stick),specially made for firing crackers, to ignitefireworks. It burns without an open flame,provides a safe distance between your handsand the fireworks and also makes the wick to

ignite slowly thereby giving you time to moveaway before the firework bursts.

8. Do not treat even minor eye injury asharmless. When in doubt, consult an eye doctorimmediately.

Chemical burns to the eye: Following fall of chemicals into the eyes

especially when rubbing eyes after touchingcrackers or gun powder, symptoms such aspain, sensitivity to light, severe watering ofeyes, reddened eyeballs, and swollen eyelidscan occur. It is advisable to wash hands prop-erly before handling the patient’s eye. Open theaffected eyelids gently with your fingers.

Check if the eyeballs are intact or if there isa perforating injury with collapse of eyeballs. Ifthe eyeball is intact, flush the eye gently withrunning cool water to help clean and cool theeye and prevent further chemical reaction.

The best way to do it is to hold the eye undera shower, or pour water into the eye using aclean container. Keep the eye open and as widefor as long as possible while flushing with wa-ter. Continue flushing for at least 15 minutes.Do not bandage the eye but apply a shield to it.Take the patient to an eye doctor immediatelyafter the first aid treatment.

As a general rule, in cases of severe pain,reduced vision, or discoloration (black eye),following a cracker injury, seek emergencymedical care. Any of these symptoms couldmean internal eye damage and might needemergency intervention for preservation ofvision loss.

By Dr. K. A. VijayaraghavanKids start bursting crackers and sparklers a

week before Deepavali and this continues uptoKarthigai Deepam.

During this cracker season, your pets getfrightened of the sounds, and tend to takeshelter under cots in dark rooms.

Some dogs are so scared of these sounds thatthey do not even come out for answeringnature’s calls. Is it not a pity that, when youand your family are enjoying the lights andsounds, your pets should spend their time inisolation and in darkness?

It is possible for you to train your dog also toenjoy the lights and sounds, and also the goodfood during this festival season.

The best approach will be to hold the dog andmake it watch while the sparklers and crack-

ers go on, so that it will slowly cast off the fearof them. Do not at all allow it to go under the cot.Your holding it will help the dog give up its feargradually. This is very much like training yourpet dog to walk on the road. If your pet had beenmostly an indoor dog and if you take it out on theroad all of a sudden it will get scared of thevehicles and the crowd on the road.

If you take it out for short distances regu-larly, it will cast off the fear and start walkingboldly on the road. So, what is needed is agradual exposure of your pet dog to the lightsand sounds associated with Deepavali.

Do not feed your dog with too many sweetsduring the season. After giving a sweet or two,give it a raw carrot so that its teeth will getcleaned. If the dog allows it, clean its teeth withvinegar after it has consumed some sweets.

Veena competition on Oct. 29Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha will conduct a veena competition for students and upcoming

artistes below 20 years at 10 a.m, on Sunday, Oct. 29 in Vani Mahal (G. N. Chetty Road, T.Nagar). The prize money will be given out of the endowment created by S. Natarajan andSavithri Gopalan in memory of their parents Kamala Subramanian and V. V. Subramanian.

The competition is aimed at encouraging young artistes. For registration call 2815 2166.

Bhuvaneswari CharitableTrust gifts clothes to VedaPatashala studentsBy Our Staff Reporter

Sri Bhuvaneswari Charitable Trust, K. K.Nagar celebrated Deepavalli by gifting newclothes to more than 160 students from fiveVeda Patashalas on Oct.10.

The clothes were distributed by Vedic Ravi(Founder).

More details can be had from Vedic Ravi in98407 87957.

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SI Yashini, 1st transgenderin police, joins duty

in Choolaimedu

By Our Staff ReporterMambalam Railway Protec-

tion Force is distributing pam-phlets among passengers tocreate awareness about thesecurity arrangements madeon account of Deepavali rush.

L. Karthikeyan (Sub-In-spector, Mambalam RPF) toldMambalam Times that 8CCTV cameras are operatingin the station to monitor thecrowd.

He said that additional RPFpersonnel and an inspector andwomen sub-inspector havealso been deployed.

Routine inspection is alsodone to ensure that passen-

RPF strengthens security in MambalamRailway Station

gers do not carry crackers and other inflammable items in trains.Passengers in need of help can contact RPF in toll free nos. 182 or 1512.

By Our Staff ReporterOf the many new sub-inspectors

who joined duty on Oct. 9, K. PrithikaYashini’s day one was different.

She walked into ChoolaimeduPolice Station at 5 p.m amidst ahorde of media persons waiting totake her pictures and interview her.

Donning the khaki uniform with across-belt, Yashini, the country’sfirst sub-inspector from thetranssexual community, tookcharge as Sub-Inspector (Law and

Order) in Choolaimedu PoliceStation.

She was welcomed heartilyand wished well by the staff inthe police station.

Speaking to the media, J.Shivakumar (Crime Inspector)said that she will be treated ona par with other policepersonnel. He said that herpresence will also help inhandling transgenders in theirjurisdiction.

“This is my dream job. I havecrossed several hurdles toachieve my aim. I will not actin a biased manner and treatall equally but act tough onthose who violate the law,” saidYashini.

She is a native of Salem andleft her family to come to

Chennai in 2011. She hadearlier worked for a hospitaland an NGO.

In 2015, Yashini had movedthe court after her applicationfor the Tamilnadu UniformedServices Recruitment Boardwas rejected as it did not haveany category for the thirdgender. The first bench of theMadras High Court came toYashini’s rescue by pointingout that the recruitment boardhad not provided the thirdgender category despite adirection from the SupremeCourt.

Chain snatchersram scooter, robwoman riderBy Our Staff Reporter

Two men on a motorcyclesnatched a 13-sovereign chainworth Rs. 3 lakhs from a womanriding a scooter on Anna flyoverand fled from the spot at around9.45 p.m on Oct. 9.

She lodged a complaint inTeynampet Police Station.

The incident happened onAnna flyover when M. Latha(44) had picked her daughterfrom tuition class inKodambakkam and was ridingback to her house in GanapathyStreet (Gopalapuram).

She told the police that asshe neared the end of the flyoveron Saidapet side, she and herdaughter fell down when a 2-wheeler hit her scooter frombehind. “We were stunned bythe fall and the offenders tookadvantage of our confusion andapproached us. Even as wethought they were approachingto apologize and help, theysnatched my chain and spedaway before either of us couldreact or raise an alarm,” shesaid.

Latha and her daughtersustained bruises in the handsand received treatment in ahospital nearby.

The Teynampet police haveobtained security camerafootage from commercialestablishments near the endof the flyover near DMSComplex, where the robberyhappened. They have alsosought CCTV camera footagefrom US Consulate General toidentify the suspects.

Further investigations areon.

Lakshmi Kuberahomam in SankaraMutt on ThursdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Sarvajana Raksha Samithi(9-A Madley Road, T. Nagar)has organised Sri LakshmiKubera homam from 7 a.m onThursday, Oct. 19 in SankaraMutt, West Mambalam.

It will start with Ganapathihomam.

According to the organizers,the homam is performed a dayafter Deepavali to bringprosperity to those whoparticipate in the homam. Itwill be performed by Vedicscholars. The registration feeis Rs. 501.

The participants will be givenDhana Vasiya Yantra to keepin their home or workplace tobring prosperity.

For registration, call 9176076065.

Harikatha discoursetomorrow

Under the auspices ofSarvani Sangeetha SabhaTrust, Puranam Vijayala-kshmi will give a Harikathadiscourse in Telugu on‘Bhishma Pratigya’ from 10a.m to noon on Sunday, Oct. 15in PRCC Hall (Lodi KhanStreet, behind Holy AngelsConvent, T. Nagar).

All are welcome.Her contact number is

94404 18424, 2815 1417.

InternationalRotary Clubgrants 1 lakh USDto modernise PHCBy Our Staff Reporter

Rotary Chennai (K. K.Nagar) and Rotary Club ofCupertino USA Dist No. 5170will join hands to supply medicalequipment and modernisePublic Health Center (PHC),West Mambalam.

The other internationalprojects include sponsoring aschool building in Asaba anddrinking water facility in twoother towns in Nigeria.

The Clubs together sanc-tioned 1 lakh USD under theirglobal grant project on Oct. 11at a meeting in PHC.

Discourse onBhagavad Gitatomorrow

Under the auspices ofRamakrishna Mission Ash-rama (5, Maharaja Santha-nam Salai, T. Nagar), SwamiSatyaprabhananda will give adiscourse on Bhagavad Gita inTamil at 5.30 p.m, on Sunday,Oct. 15 in the Ashram’spremises. All are welcome.

For more details, call 28143896.