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Disability helpline launched
Disability helpline launched
Express News Service First Published : 18 Nov 2008 03:53:00 AM IST CHENNAI:
With the launch of a 24 hour Disability Helpline at the State Resource cum Training Centre, K.K Nagar here on Monday, all kinds of disability related information is now just a call away with the launch.
You can dial 24744737or 24745233 seeking any information on disability and related issues. This call centre facility is available on all working days during working hours. There is a call agent who will give detailed answers on specific queries.
One can get information either in Tamil or English.
This line has been established by the Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for Hearing Handicapped (AYJ NIHH), Mumabai in the premises of the State Resource Cum Training Centre, K.K.Nagar.
Geetha Jeevan, Minister for Social Welfare told a press conference that the Disability Helpline would be similar to the Child Helpline.
Meenakshi Rajagopal, Principal Secretary, State Commissioner for the Disabled said that the Disability Line would provide information about different types of disabilities, diagnosis and intervention strategies, diagnostic and therapy centres, educational opportunities, special employment and government schemes. It would also provide information on the vocational training, job opportunities, special employment exchanges, prevention and management of disabilities and other issues.
Zero waste management gets rooted
Navneeth, a Chennai-based landscape consultant, with ‘khambas’ consisiting of three modular pots that are used for home composting of garbageNalini RavichandranFirst Published : 04 Nov 2008 CHENNAI:
‘Minimise, Reuse and Recycle’- the mantra of solid waste management could soon be on the lips of the residents of Kalashetra Colony (KC) if the initiative taken in some pockets in this South Chennai colony snowballs into a movement to cover its entire 2,000 households.
KC, in Besant Nagar on the Elliots beach, is the pilot site selected by the Madras High Court for zero waste management about three months back.
A meeting of the the KC residents, members of the Expert Committee and all the concerned members is due to be held on November 11 to chalk out plans for implementing the concept of ‘minimum solid waste’ in its second phase.
In the first phase, work in segregating the garbage into 5 bins had already started in some pockets with only the recyclable materials handed over to the garbage collectors, mostly members of the Narikurava community. There are separate bins for food and other biodegradable waste, e-waste, medical waste, dead rodents, and for diapers and napkins.
Nityanand Jayaraman, resident of the colony and an environmental activist told to this website’s newspaper that the plan was to implement zero waste management in phases, with minimal work initiated already at ground level.
He said a small group of people from the Narikurava community would be involved in the entire process of segregation of waste. It would be a joint work by the garbage handlers and Neel Metal Fanalca, the Columbian agency in contract with the Municipal Corporation handling the entire garbage in Chennai.
Jayaram said the garbage would be composted at a small-centralized level with a biogas reactor for treating organic waste. For people who were unable to compost their waste at home, it would be done at the biogas reactor at the colony.
An unused playground and a metro water area had been selected for the construction of the compost yard. Plans were also on for a ‘Discard Resource Centre’, which would receive the organic discard.
The Centre would have a clean platform for those working with the garbage, including those from the Narikurava community and other ragpickers.
Recognising the role of the members from the Narikurava community in the efficient recycling, the Committee wanted to involve them right from the beginning for an effective system. Majority of those who collected garbage belonged to the Narikurava community.
They would collect the recyclable waste like paper, plastic, glass, and metal house to house and the rest of the types of waste like e-waste would be collected by the NMF, which will also take care of the discard centre.
Jayaraman said the main purpose of employing Narikuravas was not to perpetuate the stereotype image that they were ragpickers, and instead provide them with a livelihood of their choice.
They were willing to be involved because they were already engaged in the process of recycling. Persons from other communities were also welcome to join hands, he added.
The objective was to improve their work conditions and later ensure that their children were given education. “It won’t just end up being a livelihood option but a social option too,” he says.
Chairperson of the Expert Committee, Sheela Rani Chunkath had invited the ragpickers of Perungudi dump yard to join the project in KC. But Saidai Anbu Dasan of Thooimai Thozhilalargal Nalasangam maintained that it was not feasible as they could not travel so far and there were already people in Besant nagar who were involved in the work
5-BIN CONCEPT AT KC: In places like Besant Nagar and Thiruvanmiyur, the collection of garbage was being done house to house by members of the narikurava community. The residents did not segregate it. These persons will then recover valuables and the remaining garbage would go to NMF..
Elephant Beauty & Elephant Walk Policy
Elephant Beauty & Elephant Walk Policy
Elephants – Temple elephants are an integral part in the life of Keralites. Especially, if you are from Trichur area. The attachment towards the animal and interaction are very emotional and sensitive that they even address them by names and from ancient times there are several stories propagating the love and affection between man and elephant.
An Elephant’s walk is a beauty to watch. However, imagine a situation if it get’s wild. You just have to do a small search on youtube, you will see several videos of attacks by wild and angry elephant’s killing it’s mahout or others who come across.
Out of love and passion for the animal, I too have developed a very important Management Principle based on Elephant, closely following it’s gentle and beautiful walking style which is a beauty to watch and it’s actions terrorising all when it is wild. I have termed it as ELEPHANT WALK POLICY. It is somewhat related to our Gandhian and Hitler’s philosphies and principles. Ist part of this principle follows Gandhi. Be mild – as mild as you can till you cannot tolerate any more when you may change over and follow Hitler and be wild and aggressive – as aggressive as you can. Create a wild impact and then let this impact force the results. It may be harmful, but till you shift the gear to Hitler, be a Gandhian.
Enjoy the photos of a beautiful temple elephant taking bath at the Shiva Temple Ernakulam before the festival.
Creative leaders need of the hour: Kalam
Creative leaders need of the hour: Kalam
Ahmedabad, Oct 25 : Former president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam today underlined the need for creative leaders for development of the country.
Delivering a lecture on Nation, Challenges and Leadership at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) here this evening, Dr Kalam said ” Creative leadership is the need of the hour, as it means exercising the vision to change the traditional role from the commander to the coach and manager to mentor, and from one who demands respect to one who facilitates self-respect.
The country needs such leaders for participating in our national development mission.” On India’s moon mission, he said he had visualised an Earth-Moon-Mars complex to become an economic entity of strategic importance to many nations. In this situation, India’s Moon mission will give a boost to space research. Young scientists will look towards studying the physical geological structure, mineral potential and availability of helium-3 in large quantities on the lunar surface.
Laurels for nightingale
Laurels for nightingale
T S Preetha for Expressbuzz First Published : 18 Oct 2008
Who is the UK’s best nurse in 2008? Who got the certificate of recognition for having completed the personal development programme? And who is part of the best perioperative team? The UK now knows the answer.
Keralite Minija Joseph is the first nurse (perioperative practitioner is their term) in England to win the three awards in the same year.
Minija is working as the in-charge of the cardiac and thoracic theatres in King’s College Hospital, the first Malayali and the youngest to occupy the post. And it is one year after assuming this position that the awards, instituted by the Association for Perioperative Practitioners, came in search of her.
“Someone from the hospital has to recommend your name for the award. And the jury considers your work and credentials. It is a great honour,” says Minija who started her career at Holy Cross Hospital, Kottiyam. She took up training in cardiac surgery in Madras Medical Mission and later joined Fr Muller’s College of Nursing for her degree.
“I was interested in cardiology because I wanted to be involved in all aspects of the speciality.
There were so many things I could do in cardiac care.” After securing the first rank in BSc Nursing Minija came to Medical Trust Hospital in 1997 and worked along with Dr Jose Chacko Periappuram and it further fired her interest in this speciality.
After one year she went to Bangladesh as part of the team which set up cardiac units there for the first time. It was the work there that gave Minija an exposure to the world outside.
Soon she took a flight to the UK and joined the King’s College Hospital which is considered the best in the whole of Europe.
Unlike the majority of Malayali nurses who are content with a high-paying job, Minija did not remain stuck with her first job. When an offer of a senior position came from Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, she took it and it was a major move for her career.
“The hospital was doing all major cardiac surgeries, including transplantation. And I learned a lot,” says Minija who often flew to Germany, France or Ireland to collect hearts for transplantation. And in June last year she came back to King’s as the head of the cardiac nursing unit of 11 professionals.
“The work atmosphere is very different there. Nurses are more powerful. Here they are demoralised and doctors often treat them as low-level workers. In our hospital I am authorised to tell a doctor that he cannot do a surgery on a particular day. Can you imagine such a scene here?’ Though the UK has a shortage of nurses the country has stopped recruiting nurses from other countries. Kerala nurses have an advantage over others as they are very hard working and committed, says Minija.
“But they need to express themselves well and be more ambitious. And committed too,” she says. Minija is married to Augustine Antony and the couple has a son, Amal, studying in Ooty.
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