10 COMPANIES ARRIVE TO COMBAT SAND MINING
Morena: Ten companies of paramilitary forces have arrived in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district to combat the menace of sand mining. The companies, which arrived here on Saturday, would take on sand mafia from Tuesday onwards by building bunkers at 25 selected points from Sabalgarh to Porsa. Besides, 13 patrolling teams of security personnel would keep an eye on sand mafia. Superintendent of Police Irshad Wali told here that the district administration tried to curtail sand mining with the help of task force but could not succeed. Moreover, sand mafia even tried to attack or threaten police and other officials acting against them. He said the operation by para-military forces would be monitored by District Forest Officer Vincent Rahim, District Collector Madan Kumar and himself. The action comes in the wake of the state’s High Court’s Gwalior Bench issuing directives while hearing a petition over aquatic species being endangered due to sand mining to the district administration to take strict action against sand mafia. Subsequently, the district administration had requisitioned additional police force from the state government to tackle the sand mafia. Notably, illegal mining has been a major issue in the whole Gwalior-Chambal region, but the administration and police did not take it seriously.
FREE EYE CAMP in SEHORE DISTRICT
Bhopal: With the blessings of Sant Hirdaram and the inspiration and able guidance of Siddh Bhau Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital organised a Free Eye diagnostic and treatment camp in Ashta of Sehore district for the persons of economically weaker sections of the society. Ophthalmologist Archna Bansal and the team of paramedical staff diagnosed 176 eye patients in the camp (female 72 male 96 and Child 8). Of these 66 patients were admitted for Cataract operation. While rest of the 110 patients were treated and sent back to their homes. later 66 Patients who were fit for cataract operations brought to Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital, Sant Hirdaram Nagar, where the operations of these patients will be performed by Medical Director Prerna Upadhyaya and team from 6th May to 10th May, 2014. Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital is regularly organizing free eye camps for the poor persons. They are provided, Food, Medicines, treatment facilities for the entire procedure of surgery and to and fro transport facility free of cost.