HINDUSTAN TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 07, 2017 hindustantimes lucknow 03 OPDs at private hospitalsremain shut NATIONWIDE AGITATION Doctors join IMA stir to protest rising incidents of violence with them HTCorrespondent ratehospitals,”saidDrPKGupta, Lucknow Nursing Home Own-

n [email protected] president, IMA, Lucknow. The ers’ Association. doctors were demanding strict Keeping in view the strike PATIENTS AFFECTED LUCKNOW/: Privatesec- law against violence, licence for called by private doctors, the n Patients had to bear the tordoctorskeptOPDsclosedand fiveyearsinsteadofoneyear,no chiefmedicalofficerofLucknow brunt of the OPD closure by tookoutamarchinthestatecapi- compulsiontoprescribegeneric instructedgovernmenthospitals private doctors as thousands talonTuesdaymorningtoprotest drugs, and increase in the coun- andotherhealthestablishments could not get treatment. “I against rising incidents of vio- try’s health budget. to remain on alert as there could had to see a neurologist but lencewithdoctorsandnewrules Nearly two-dozen doctors be spurt in number of patients. the entry gate of the for running hospitals. fromLucknowparticipatedinthe Of nearly 212 private nursing hospital said ‘OPD closed for “Wearesupportingthenation- rallyinNewDelhiunderthe‘Dilli homesregisteredwithAllahabad the day’.They however assured appointment for the wide OPD bandh call by the chalo’ call. As many as 7,000 pri- NursingHomeWelfareAssocia- next day,”said Raj Kumar a Indian Medical Association vate doctors are working in sin- tion,mostofthemhadshutdown Gomti Nagar resident. (IMA),”saidDrRamaSrivastava, gle-doctorclinics,hospitals,and theirOPDdepartmentstillafter- vice-president IMA, Lucknow, running diagnostic centres in noon. However, emergency ser- n According to an estimate, over 200 planned operations who led the protest march from Lucknow. Most of them vices were exempted from the too were postponed for a IMABhawantothedistrictmag- abstainedfromworkinthemorn- strike. Besides, patients faced day or two by the doctors. istrate’s office. ing. “We have been keeping our inconvenience due to the strike. Even diagnostic centres Doctorswereprotestingclini- demandsbeforevariousauthori- Manyofthemeitherreturnedor remained closed and no cal establishment act and tiesandheldmeetingsbutnoone wenttogovernmenthospitalsfor samples were taken till Unchahar thermal power station demanded changes in it. “The paid heed. Closing OPD and tak- treatment. This increased the afternoon. However in the rules under the act are such that ingoutmarchintheentirecoun- rushatTejBahadurSapru‘Beli’, evening, many doctors were n Private sector doctors kept their OPDs closed on Tuesday to protest majorityofthesingle-doctorclin- trywastheonlyoptionleft,”said Moti Lal Nehru Divisional ‘Col- available to see patients. celebrates environment day the clinical establishment act. HT PHOTO icswillclose.Thefavourscorpo- Dr Anoop Agrawal, secretary, vin’, Dufferin hospitals etc. LUCKNOW: World Environment tionis requiredforgrowthofthe day was celebrated on June 5 at nation,butenvironment is also a the Unchahar Thermal Power must for the survival of man- Station. The programme began kind.” BBAU BRIBERY CASE with a green march past by the Choudhry added that the employees from the power sta- main tool to combat climate 25 Kangaroo Care lounges tion’stownshipgateto thesite of changeistogrowmoreand more open mass plantation. trees. Varsity changes Chief guest of the occasion, He added that it was every lettertoCM Shri.Vinod Choudhry, group individual’s duty to save the inaugurated across UP general manager (Unchahar) planet by opting eco-friendly Effective poLice addressedthegatheringandsaid ways and every person should patroLLing name of its engg HT Correspondent “Sustainabledevelopmentisthe plant at least 5 plants per year needed n [email protected] needofthehour is.Industrializa- and look after them. HTC Sir, LUCKNOW: As many as 25 Kanga- institute roo Care lounges were inaugu- Thereisnovisible change in the law and order situation on the ratedacrossthestateonTuesday. HT Correspondent reasonbehindthenamechange. Thelounges,inauguratedatdis- ground. Criminal elements are n [email protected] Several students voiced their trict women hospitals, would roaming freely, targeting apprehensive that the name help mothers provide Kangaroo vulnerable citizens, particularly LUCKNOW: Soon after CBI sleuths changecouldbeaploytohelpthe Care to their newborn babies. women. It appears that there is arrestedProfessorVipinSaxena varsity “save its skin from the KangarooCareisaprolonged no effective police patrolling to of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambed- briberyincident”.Theyfearthat skin-to-skin contact between a mount pressure on criminals. karUniversity(BBAU)inabrib- allolddocumentsthatcouldhave mother and newborn that helps Kindly do the needful to ery case last week, the varsity helped the CBI in getting to the in the baby’s growth, develops improve the situation. changedthenameofitsengineer- bottom of the case and catching immunity in the newborn and Mehvish Fatima, ingcollege,leavingstudentsand thebigfishinvolvedintheracket stimulates lactation in the n (Second from left) Sakshi, a premature born girl, who survived due to faculty members perplexed. may now be destroyed. mother. Till now, government Kangaroo Care, with her family during the programme. (Below) A Allahabad BBAU renamed its engineer- Even the university spokes- hospitalsinLucknowanddistrict volunteer demonstrating the skin­to­skin care therapy. ASHOK DUTTA/ HT SEND YOUR LETTERS TO ing institute from ‘University personGovindJiPandeysaidhe hospital and community health [email protected] Institute of Engineering and had no clue what prompted the centres in Rae Bareli only had Sakshi,agirlborninthesixth Technology(UIET)’to‘Centreof BBAUadministrationtorename Kangaroo Care units. monthofhermother’spregnancy OR FAX THEM AT Engineering and Technology’. the engineering institute. The inauguration was done and weighed 700 grams at the 0522-2306213 Besides,ithasappointedfaculty Thereisalsoconfusionregard- through video conferencing by time of birth, survived due to member Prof Kaman Singh to ing Prof Kaman Singh’s actual minister of state for family wel- KangarooCare.Sakshiwasapart “act as the coordinator” of the role in the college. “Will he only fare, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, in a oftheprogrammealongwithher centre. “actascoordinator”orisheactu- programme organised by the family. ROZA The university in its order ally the coordinator of the CommunityEmpowermentLab Rita Bahuguna Joshi said, TIMINGS dated June 5 said: Prof Kaman rechristened centre?” asked a inassociationwiththeUttarPra- “What is needed is the common Wednesday Thursday Singh will act as co-ordinator of student. desh government on Tuesday. feeling and determination that Iftar Sehri the Centre of Engineering and To recall, Prof Vipin Saxena, Managing director, National we need to save our babies and lUcKNOW Technology, which was earlier deanofschoolofinformationsci- Health Mission, Alok Kumar work together to achieve the known as UIET. Nearly 700 stu- enceandtechnology,andformer said, “While UP has a very high goals.Itisatoughassignmentbut Sunni 7:01 pm 3.33 am dents are pursuing B Tech from in-chargeofUIET,alongwithhis neonatal mortality rate, initia- each step taken makes a big dif- Shia 7.11 pm 3.26 am theengineeringcollege,andthis office assistant Vijay Dwivedi tiveslikeKangarooCarepromo- ference.” AllAHABAd sudden change in the institute’s was arrested on Friday by the tioncanhelpinimprovingthesit- name has them worried. CBI’s Anti-Corruption Wing on uation.” Sunni 6.57 pm 3.32 am “When we took admission, it charges of bribery. VishwajeetKumar,CEOofthe Shia 7.10 pm 3.24 am wasUIET.Nowthatweareabout VijayDwivediwascaughtred- CommunityEmpowermentLab, VARANASI tograduate,they’verenameditas handed while accepting bribe, demonstrated the need to recog- Sunni 6.47 pm 3.37 am the Centre of Engineering and allegedly, at the behest of Prof nizethelifegivingpowerofmoth- Technology.Whatnamewillour Saxena,forrenewingcontractsof ers and scientific evidence that Shia 6.57 pm 3.33 am marksheets and degrees bear?” contractualteachersforthenew supportKangarooCare.Casesof KANPUR asked a student who didn’t wish academicsession.Thearrestwas preterm babies who have sur- Sunni 7.04 pm 3.37 am to be named. made on the complaint of a con- vivedduetoKangarooCarewere The move has also triggered tractual teacher from whom the alsodiscussedandpresenteddur- Shia 7.14 pm 3.29 am speculations about the possible bribe was being taken. ing the programme. Take effective measures to solve water-logging problem: High court HT Correspondent n [email protected] IN INDIRA NAGAR LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of A PIL was filed by the UP Samb- the Allahabad high court, on hrant Nagrik Manch, contending Tuesday, directed the state gov- that the problem of water logging ernment to take effective meas- in several areas, particularly in ures to solve the perennial prob- sectors 8 and 9 of Indira Nagar lem of water-logging in sectors 8 was becoming a permanent and 9 of Indira Nagar in the state problem and this was causing capital. serious health hazardous and Disposing of a PIL filed by the traffic problems in the area. In the UP Sambhrant Nagrik Manch, PIL, the petitioner had also Justice AP Sahi and Justice contended that the free flow of Sanjay Harkauli on Tuesday drainage across the road, national directed principal secretary highway 30, had not been (urban development), UP gov- checked. Disposing the PIL, the ernment, to draw out a plan to court directed principal secretary resolve the issue of water log- (urban development), UP govern- ging in two sectors of Indira ment, to draw out a plan to resolve the issue of water logging Nagar. Advocate Prince Lenin in two sectors of Indira Nagar. pleaded the case on behalf of the petitioner. A PIL was filed contending inconvenience to people. The that the problem of water log- area is also near the new high ging in several areas, particu- court campus. larly in sectors 8 and 9 of Indira Councils representing the Nagar was becoming a perma- state government informed the nent problem and this was caus- court that the issue was being ing serious health hazardous resolved by the coordinated and traffic problems in the area. efforts of LDA, Awas Vikas Pari- In the PIL, the petitioner had shad, the PWD and the NHAI. also contended that the free flow The court also directed the of drainage across the road, state government to take imme- national highway 30, had not diate measure to resolve the been checked. problem as monsoon was all set This drain was causing to arrive.