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Time of India
a day ago
- Health
- Time of India
Door-to-door health checks to be conducted for people aged above 30 yrs
Hassan: With the spike in cases of cardiac arrest in the district, the Hassan district administration will launch the Gruha Arogya scheme. The health department will now undertake door-to-door health checks for people aged above 30 years, aiming for early detection and management of non-communicable diseases (NCD) at an early stage and ensuring timely management. With several young people dying of cardiac arrest, the authorities conducted a health screening camp for nearly one lakh schoolchildren. However, the district has a total of 1.9 lakh school students, and the health screening camps were conducted as per the district minister KN Rajanna's direction, said zilla panchayat chief executive officer BR Poornima. The district administration has taken several measures and initiated an awareness drive for a healthy heart. Poornima said a walk for a healthy heart, an awareness programme, was organised last week. She urged the people to take care of their health. The officer suggested regular walking, physical exercise or yoga, and practising healthy food habits. Smoking and consuming alcohol have a severe impact on the heart, according to health professionals. Under Gruha Arogya, a survey will be conducted, and tests will be conducted. The department would distribute needed medicines and also provide other facilities, she said. Blood pressure, sugar level, thyroid hormones, haemoglobin level, and calcium will be screened during the door-to-door campaign. The authorities have trained the required staff members, the CEO added.
Time of India
3 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Residents pour out their woes at Janaspandana in Hassan
Hassan: The Janaspandana programme organised to redress public grievances in Hassan evoked a good response. A total of 140 applications were received, and deputy commissioner KS Latha Kumari directed the officials concerned to take action on them by the next programme scheduled for next month. The DC instructed officials to conduct a Pension Adalat alongside the land record campaign to identify those who were left out and provide govt scheme benefits to eligible individuals. The DC directed the assistant commissioners to take strict action to remove encroachments on lakes, grazing lands, and cemeteries. She also instructed that applications lacking necessary documents be submitted to the missing committee and directed officials to ensure bus services for school and college students in Bandi Timmanahalli, Alur taluk. She advised submitting applications when the Ambedkar Development Corporation invites applications for borewell projects. In case of any complaints, officials were instructed to visit the site in person and address the problems. The IAS officer also directed ensuring the safety of all govt buildings, prioritising the repair of school buildings for children's safety, and protecting govt properties. In response to a request to provide 5kg of rice and other food items instead of 10kg of rice per person through ration shops, she suggested forming a team to visit selected gram panchayats in each taluk, gather public opinions, and prepare a comprehensive report for submission to govt. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buy Resmed AirSense 11 with flat 20% off ResMed Buy Now Undo Eligible poor families should receive ration items, and the tahsildar was instructed to personally visit, verify, and provide the benefits. During the rainy season, officials were instructed to take precautions to prevent accidents caused by tree branches falling on electric wires. Zilla panchayat chief executive officer BR Poornima instructed officials to resolve applications within the stipulated time for those under the jurisdiction of taluk and gram panchayats. Additional superintendent of police Thammaiah, assistant commissioners Shruti and Maruti, and other officials were present.
Time of India
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Hassan DC urges public to utilise govt schemes
Hassan: Deputy commissioner KS Latha Kumari urged the public to take advantage of the available govt schemes. The DC addressed the gathering after inaugurating the 'Progress Towards Karnataka' exhibition, celebrating two years of govt achievements, at the new KSRTC bus station in Hassan, on Wednesday. The officials are working to provide benefits under various govt schemes to eligible individuals. The exhibition aims to provide more information about them. During the event, feedback was gathered from women regarding the benefits they are receiving, like Rs 2,000 under the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, rations under the Anna Bhagya scheme, free electricity under the Gruha Jyothi scheme, and free bus travel for women under the Shakti scheme. It was noted that the general public is finding these schemes beneficial. At that time, when a woman mentioned that her widow pension was not received for the past three to four months, the deputy commissioner immediately contacted the officials concerned to investigate and ensure the provision of the benefit. She also emphasised the importance of cleanliness at the bus station, called for better vigilance to prevent theft of passengers' belongings, and instructed the divisional control officers to ensure that the bus services do not cause any inconvenience to school and college students. Zilla panchayat chief executive officer BR Poornima, KSRTC divisional controller Deepak, and others were present.
Time of India
08-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Hassan district to launch irrigation and waterbody censuses for sustainable agri
Hassan: For the sustainable growth of the agriculture sector, allied industries, and future planning of various water conservation efforts, the Seventh Census of Minor Irrigation Projects and the Second Census of Waterbodies will soon begin in Hassan district. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "For the first time in history, the survey will be conducted using a mobile application. The census report will be crucial for the future planning of various water conservation activities. Therefore, measures for accurate data collection in the small irrigation census and waterbodies census should be undertaken," directed deputy commissioner C Sathyabhama at a meeting at her office. The survey will be conducted in coordination with the departments of revenue, finance and statistics, small irrigation, water resources, agriculture, horticulture, rural development, Groundwater Directorate, and KPTCL. The DC said training will be provided at the taluk level regarding the census work. Officials were instructed to record precise and specific information in the census, keeping in mind the aspects covered in the training. "Dates for training relevant staff at the taluk level for the current census work will be announced," she added. The DC emphasised the need for cooperation among the officers and employees of the departments concerned to consider the census fieldwork as a campaign and complete it successfully in a timely manner for the benefit of the state. She explained that the groundwater projects and surface water projects have been classified. Projects with a command area of 0 to 40 hectares fall under the jurisdiction of the rural development and panchayat raj department. Projects with a command area of more than 40 hectares up to 2,000 hectares fall under the jurisdiction of the small irrigation department. Projects with a command area exceeding 2,000 hectares fall under the jurisdiction of the major irrigation department. Zilla panchayat chief executive officer BR Poornima said instructions will be given to PDOs to assist with the census work. Executive engineer of the small irrigation department, Ramachandra, was present at the meeting.
