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    The Weekly Observer

    06 September 2012 City

    Clash between health chiefs risking lives in the city 10,000 schools lost in a
    By Pushkar Banakar POOR monitoring of drugs due to dispute between drug officials is risking lives in the city. The drugs are monitored inefficiently due to the conflict between the drug inspectors and the pharmacies. Karnataka State Pharmacy Council registrar, Bhagavan P.S, said: There are two types of people who monitor the pharmacies. Firstly, the drug inspectors who keep a constant vigil on the pharmacies and solve all their problems. And secondly the pharmacy inspectors who periodically inspect the pharmacies and act more like advisors. He added: In case of any problems, they counsel the pharmacies against the violations of any laws. On the functioning of the pharmacies, he said: The pharmacies operate under two acts. The drugs and cosmetics act, which regulates the import, manufacture, distribution and the sale of drugs and the pharmacy act which regulates the people who are dispensing the drugs. He added: Two people are appointed from two different agencies to do the same work, it becomes a little difficult for them to discharge their duties as many times their opinion clashes. On being asked about the eligibility criteria for being a registered pharmacist, he said: A person is eligible to register with the council if he holds a diploma or bachelors or a doctoral degree in pharmacy from a recognized university. A pharmacy needs to have three licenses, one issued by the drug controller, one by the municipal corporation and one by the council. The certificate issued by the council is to be renewed on a yearly basis. A pharmacy is expected to have all three licenses at any given point of time and is expected to produce it on demand. No cases of problems have been reported so far in the city, he said. On the action being taken against violating pharmacies he said: I hold the authority to withdraw or suspend their council certificates and those pharmacies can be tried in a court of law. By Shromona Bose A large number of government schools have had to be closed down due to lack of infrastructure and proper teaching staff. Recent reports suggest as many as 1000 schools a year have closed in Bangalore alone over the past decade. Statistics revealed by the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission and the Government Education shows that a number schools were shut down between the year 2008-2011 which included primary, secondary and higher secondary schools. "We are taking all necessary measures to improve the infrastructure of the schools and recruit more teaching staff. Suitable measures have been taken to improve the quality of education imparted," said Mr. Pradeep S. Rajanal, Administrative Joint Secretary to Government (primary and secondary education department). "There has been improvement in the conditions of the schools and few years down the

    decade: State Human Rights Commission estimates


    line we aim to solve this issue to a large extend," he added. NGO's like The Samajik Parivarthan Janandolan, Lovedale Foundation and a few more like The Dream School Foundation are also playing an important role to solve this issue. They aim to provide quality education to all students irrespective of caste and creed so that students coming from poor families dont become victims of child labour. The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission has now taken charge of the large scale closure of government schools owing to lack of infrastructure and proper teaching staff. They estimate that about 850 schools were closed last year and 500 schools between the years 2008-2011. According to their report, a total of 10,000 schools have closed in the last decade. Shri Ramappa Hanamantappa, an active member of The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission, added: "The condition is likely to improve in the coming years."

    Rainwater Harvesting remains a myth in most parts of the city


    By Satyajith GD A new law to install rainwater harvesting in government buildings has been ignored by BBMP. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board (BWSSB) had threatened to disconnect the water supply if they failed install the apparatus before March 31, 2012. According to the BWSSB statistics, there are 2,523 government buildings of which 74 have installed the apparatus to save water. A workshop was conducted in May this year by the BWSSB Chairman, Mr. Gaurav Gupta, for BBMP officers on the technicalities involved in rainwater harvesting and ground water recharge. Engineering consultant chief S.R Das said: Rain water harvesting will help us to solve the problem of drought to a certain extant.

    Photo: SR Das Rainwater collection tank in Nelamangala. In an attempt to enrich the groundwater level in the city, rainwater harvesting was made mandatory after an amendment to the BWSSB Act in August 2009. Our objective is to install the rainwater harvesting, said Mr. Gupta, when asked why the board has not taken measures to disconnect the water connections. Later, an amendment to the Act gave the government the power to fix the deadline. A proposal has been sent to the government to remind them of the implementation.

    Photo: Udita Chaturvedi Almost thousand schools have been closed in the last decade IIJNM PUBLICATIONS
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    Just A Thought...

    For private circulation only The Weekly Observer Editor Udita Chaturvedi Chief Sub-Editor Sneha Banerjee Photo Editor Krishnaprasad S Page Designer Hansa V Sub-Editors Debanti Roy Nupur Gour Kakoli Mukherjee Reshma Tarwani Aheli Raychaudhuri

    By Sidharth Shekhar

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