Need for consumption of iodised salt stressed in NSS camp

 

COOCH BEHAR, Jan. 30: The programme officer of National Service Scheme (Unit-I) of Dinhata College, Md Saukat Ali today declared closing of the special camp that began at Panchanan Chhatrabas in Dinhata on 21 January. The theme of the NSS camp was "healthy youth for healthy India".

 

One hundred student-volunteers of the camp were oriented by Dr Bijay Roy (ACMOH), Dr Dr Suvendu Roy and Prof Asit Chakraborty regarding different aspects of health awareness attaching special importance to AIDS, bird flu and iodine deficiency diseases.

 

Two consumer welfare officers, Mr G Goswami and Mr TK Pal made the camp volunteers aware of rights, duties and responsibilities of consumers.

 

After being properly oriented the student-volunteers took part in health awareness programmes and tested presence of iodine in salts in different corners of Putimari-I and Putimari-II in addition to cleaning drives, socio-economic survey and consumer awareness programmes.

 

Dr Samarpan Saha attended two medical camps that were organised during the ten-day special camp. []

 

PHOTO : NSS programme officer Md Saukat Ali demonstrates testing of presence of iodine in salts before the student-volunteers. At Dinhata College in Dinhata.

 

Blood memory

 

COOCH BEHAR, Jan. 30: Trinamul Youth Congress organised a blood donation camp in association with MJN Hospital Blood Bank at Nilkuthi in Cooch Behar where 31 persons donated blood. TYC leader Mr Shiben Roy said the annual blood donation camp was organised in memory of the demised Trinamul leader Nabiuddin Mian. []

 

Damage control

 

COOCH BEHAR, Jan. 30: Cooch Behar district received a fund of Rs 4.44-crore from the state government against a disaster management scheme. The scheme was sent in an aim to repair damaged roads and bridges that were damaged during the floods in the last monsoon. Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad sabhadhipati Mr Jnanendra Chandra Chanda said the CZP is now preparing plans to start restoration work. No other agency but the CZP itself will implement the plans, Mr Chanda said. []