IEP Chandigarh October 20

20th October is celebrated worldwide every year as the world osteoporosis Day. On this occasion, the Department of Endocrinology at PGIMER, Chandigarh conducted an osteoporosis awareness campaign in its New OPD premises on Thursday. The campaign was attended by people with osteoporosis and their relatives visiting the endocrinology OPD. Nearly 150 people attended the campaign. Headed by Professor Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, the doctors of the department talked about osteoporosis, its magnitude, symptoms, screening and treatment options available for the same. All the participants were provided with a free booklet entitled, “Osteoporosis-Karan and Nibaran” that highlights the day-to-day aspects involved in the prevention and management of osteoporosis. That fall prevention is a major and indispensable component of long-term osteoporosis care was emphasised by the doctors.

IEP Chandigarh, October 20

Under the dynamic leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Punjab is committed to provide clean drinking water and sanitation facilities to the rural areas of Punjab. Department of Water Supply & Sanitation (DWSS) Punjab has initiated many large scale endeavorsto achieve this objective.

          Continuing the efforts to speed up implementation of water supply projects in the state, Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Bram Shanker Jimpa chaired a high level meeting with the World Bank Team and Department officers, wherein he stressed the need to scale up implementation of the Water and Sanitation related projects, so that better service delivery can be ensured to the consumers at economical and affordable rates.

          World Bank team briefed the Minister about the help and financial assistance provided by it and explained that DWSS and World Bank have jointly done extensive efforts that have transformed the lives of rural people – by making drinking water available at their doorsteps, and reducing the disease burden.

          DK Tiwari, Principal Secretary DWSS apprised the Minister that the department has commissioned one large surface water supply project in Moga with the cost of Rs. 218 crore that is providing clean drinking water to nearly 3.54 lac residents of 85 villages of district Moga with the financial assistance by World Bank. Further, He also apprised that the department is also implementing 15 more such projects in districts Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran, Ferozpur, Fazilka, Hoshairpur, Patiala, Ropar and Fatehgarh Sahib. Of these, five projects are World Bank assisted and 10 projects are NABARD assisted. Total cost of these projects is Rs. 1700 Crore. These projects will provide safe drinking water to 24.42 lac people.

          Jimpa directed that these projects be commissioned as per schedule and maintained to the best standards ensuring sustainability by involving public participation and awareness campaign to educate public be launched. The Minister also instructed that the department should study best practices followed in other states for operation and maintenance and adopt these in Punjab to improve the overall O&M and sustainability of water supply schemes in the long run.

          He emphasized that the public and public representatives must be involved in the entire process of implementation of these projects, so that the benefit might reach at the grassroots level. He also envisioned that all rural citizens in Punjab should be provided with clean water supply from dawn to dusk. This would not only have health benefits but would considerably improve the standard of living in our villages.

IEP SAS Nagar, October 20

Over 500 students from different Colleges of the Rayat Bahra University were conferred graduate and postgraduate degrees at the annual convocation of the University at its campus here today. 

Delivering his convocation address chief guest Kultar Singh Sandhwan, Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, exhorted the students to use their knowledge and skills for the service and betterment of the society with dedication and determination. He expressed felicitations and extended his Best wishes to all the students.

Highlighting the importance of hard work and unstinted dedication, he expressed confidence that their stay at the Rayat Bahra University had made them capable of facing the competitive and demanding world outside.

Chancellor of the Rayat Bahra University and Chairman of the Rayat Bahra Group of Institutions Gurvinder Singh Bahra, speaking on the occasion, congratulated the graduates and postgraduates and wished them success in life. 

Vice-Chancellor Dr Parvinder Singh called upon the students to be active participants in the dream projects of Skill India, Make in India and Digital India. He said it was a memorable day in the life of a student when he is conferred with a degree. 

He said that the ultimate goal of education is the attainment of some level of wisdom and the Rayat Bahra University was proud to be a catalyst in bringing this social change. Manjit singh Bilaspur (MLA), Sahila Bahra Vice president Academic,Ravinder Singh SDM (Kharar) and senior functionaries of the Rayat.