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ARROUNDOUND TOOWNWN WEDNESDAY CHENNAI 29 MAY 2019 3 Nel Jayaraman’s BIRD’S EYE VIEW 2.30 cr sanitary napkins works now in given to girls: Minister TN textbooks |NT Bureau| |NT Bureau| Chennai, May 29: Chennai, May 29: Beginning from 2012, sanitary napkins for free of cost have been In a way of honouring agricultural distributed to 2.30 crore girls who scientist Nel Jayaraman, details hit puberty in villages, five lakh about him and his works have been pregnant women, 4,119 women pris- mentioned in the Plus Two textbooks. oners and 2,405 mentally-ill women, The School Education Department said Minister for Health and Family say that this will be welcomed by the Welfare, Dr C Vijayabaskar. students and parents. He was speaking at an awareness Widely acclaimed for his work on programme organised on the account conservation and revival of several of Menstrual Hygiene Day (28 April) native paddy varieties of India, at Tamilnadu Super Multi-Specialty Nel Jayaraman, after a prolonged Hospital, Omandurar, Tuesday. struggle with cancer, breathed his Later addressing mediapersons, last 6 December 2018. he said, ‘Menstrual hygiene pro- An ardent follower of Nammalvar, gramme was initiated by former Jayaraman began his quest to Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for revive native paddy varieties that the welfare of women-at-large. led him to what he is now. But he Sanitary napkins are being distrib- did not just stopped there. He con- uted for girl students at schools, tinued to distribute the conserved anganwaadis and for new mothers seeds to farmers at rice festivals to who deliver in government hospital make them available easily. What by the staff. Each year, 18 packs of started in a small scale grew into sanitary napkins are distributed.’ a huge movement. Today, around Minister for Social Welfare, Dr V Sa- 40,000 peasants across Tamilnadu roja and Health Secretary Beela Rajes An aerial shot of Vanuvampet-Velacheri Bypass Road shows a splendid view of the road, rail and water. Photo: A R JAYAKUMAR also participated, a press release said. are cultivating the indigenous rice. CLEARING THE AIR u Chennai drama troupe stages street play on pollution u Also offers a few solutions to beat it |G SRINIVASAN| Chennai, May 29: The team of Sabarivas and Ra- ghavendr, youngsters and long- time residents of West Mambalam, is back in the news. Governor Banwarilal Purohit participated at the united Iftaar Not too long ago, they had staged programme organised by Shia Sunni Unity Movement at En Sesha a play on water conservation, Mahal, Royapettah in Chennai, Tuesday. which had won appreciation from all quarters. Now, they have again got together New lease of life to stage a play on air pollution. According to sources, ‘This one u IIT-M develops technique to recover oil will be staged during the first week of June, under the banner, from India’s mature offshore wells Theatrekaran, at various locations.’ |NT Bureau| Ocean Engineering at IIT Madras. Briefing about this, Sabarivas Speaking about his research, pro- Chennai, May 29: fessor Jitendra Sangwai said, ‘Our ‘One of the characters Researchers at the Indian Institute research aims to develop indigenous of Technology Madras are developing methods for recovery of crude oil from indigenous processes for effi cient geological reservoirs, which is a com- will explain how recovery of oil from mature plex process. There is still much offshore wells. In India, do- that needs to be understood in residents of the same mestic crude oil production the use of LSEOR methods. is currently insuffi cient to The core focus area of the meet the nation’s energy research group comprising area can be grouped to demands. Last year, the of students Abhijit Kakati Indian Government ap- and Nilesh Jha is the study travel by a single vehicle proved fiscal incentives of state-of-art processes used to for enhancing oil and gas recover crude oil from offshore recovery from ageing and JJitendraitendra SSangwaiangwai reservoirs in India. The research to their work spaces, new fi elds, which can poten- is being funded by IIT Madras and Sabarivas and Raghavendr with members of Theatrekaran. the Indian Government’s Department of tially raise the production of oil by situated in one locality’ dangers of vehicular pollution. We When asked about the feedback HOW DO THEY 120 million tonnes. Science and Technology. Their fi ndings will also offer a few solutions for the on their earlier play, Sabarivas MANAGE FUNDING? So, IIT Madras researchers are have recently been published in two issue.’ ‘One of the characters will ‘Many of the team members con- journals - Journal of Petroleum Science said, ‘It came out well. Many studying the effi cacy of an emerging said, ‘The air we breathe now is explain how residents of the same tribute to the cause and corporates and Engineering and Energy and Fuels. people who watched the show enhanced oil recovery method called heavily polluted, compared to what area can be grouped to travel by a like Larsen and Toubro, too, have ‘Research such as those conducted continue to be in touch with us ‘Low-Salinity Enhanced Oil Recov- it was three decades ago. Not much single vehicle to their work spac- supported and encouraged us to put ery’ (LSEOR) by collaborating with by Dr Sangwai’s laboratory can and talked about implementing effort has been taken to curb the es, situated in one locality. Also, up our play on their premises,’ said the research laboratories in Curtin Uni- help understand and optimize the a few ways like avoiding shower ill-effects, even as the root cause is switching off the engines at signals youngster who is also an active mem- versity and Edith Cowan University technique and develop indigenous baths, reusing vegetable water for rapid increase of vehicles in the city.’ can help the cause,’ he added. ber of Thozhan, an NGO involved in of Australia. The research is being processes for effi cient recovery of gardening and other tiny plants in headed by professor itendra Sang- oil from mature offshore wells in About the concept of the play, Theatrekaran is also set to stage an their houses and using the water creating awareness on road accidents. wai who specialises in Petroleum India,’ stated a press release from he said, ‘Our team will be divided English play ‘Asuras’ at Museum Thea- from air-conditioners for toilet Sabarivas can be reached at 98849 Engineering in the Department of IIT Madras. into several parts and depict the tre shortly and is working on it, it is said. purposes in their homes.’ 66613. Producers shocked by HERNIA NEEDS EARLY TREATMENT: SPECIALIST theatre owners’ decision u Gastroenterologist Deepak Subramanian cautions about the condition u Want discussion on |AADITYA ANAND| ‘With hernias one revenue sharing of ‘big’ fi lms |NT Bureau| ‘C’ centers will give 65 per cent Chennai, May 29: revenue. For the fi lms featuring Chennai, May 29: may get obstruction tier two heroes, ‘A’ centre theaters’ Hernia is caused by muscle share is 55 per cent and the rest of weakness and if not treated, will The recent announcement by in the area where it is theaters will provide 50 per cent in develop into a serious issue, so Tamilnadu Multiplex and Theatre the fi rst week. it is always better to treat it at developed and it causes Owners Association (TMTOA) on the earliest, says Dr Deepak new share percentage for fi lms fea- Interestingly fans of Kamal Haas- Subramanian, senior consult- turing popular actors has shocked an, Vikram, Karthi and Vishal are ant in general, laparoscopic, loss in blood supply, producers and distributors. They shocked as their favorite actors were surgical gastroenterology and are afraid that it may affect not in the race and they have been bariatric surgery. that can cause a serious their overall revenue. Well-known for his specialisa- In a press release here, the tion in hernias and obesity-re- emergency’ association said they have lated surgeries, he speaks to devised a three tier strategy News Today about hernia, its ef- for it and people of any age can get can know it is hernia but there is according to which they fects on the body, symptoms and hernias. also secondary symptoms like in- will share the revenue with producers and distributors. how it can be treated. Q: WHAT ARE ITS digestion problems and stomach- Artistes like Rajinikanth, Q: WHAT IS HERNIA? AFTER-EFFECTS? ache. In that case, through scans Ajith and Vijay will come A: Hernia is a protrursion of A: With hernias one may get we will be able to identify that the under Tier 1. Their films an organ or a tissue in any part obstruction in the area where it patient has hernia. Dr Deepak Subramanian of the body which comes out as a will enjoy comparatively is developed and it causes loss in Q: WHAT ARE THE copy procedure we needed to cut swelling. It is of different types, higher percentage. blood supply, that can cause a ADVANCEMENTS IN THE open large bits of incision that categorised based on the body Suriya, Jayam Ravi, Dha- serious emergency. In such cases, TREATMENT OF HERNIA? used to cause pain and recov- part in which it may develop. nush, Simbu and Vijay Sethupathi will it has to be operated within four to A: In today’s age, there are a lot ery would take sometime. With ranked below many actors who en- They are umblical hernia, groin come under Tier 2. The rest of the stars six hours. So, it is better to always of advancements to treat hernias.

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