Fire at Thiruvananthapuram medical college's surgical ICU; no one injured
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): A fire broke out in a portion of the multi-speciality block of the government medical college here on Tuesday, but no one was injured in the incident, hospital authorities said.
The fire broke out due to a short circuit in a ventilator in the surgical ICU, they added.
No one was injured in the incident, they said, adding that patients have been evacuated from the surgical ICU on the first floor of the building.
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Family members of patients told the channels that there was a lot of smoke.
Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Mayor V V Rajesh reached the hospital and said that, according to information he received, the fire has been brought under control.
He also said that no one was injured in the incident and everyone was safe.
The mayor said all ventilators were also being inspected.
Fire force officials said that there was smoke, but the area has been ventilated.
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Govt working on integrated farming models
New Delhi (PTI): The government is working on having integrated farming models that will also be beneficial for small farmers, Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday.
Chouhan, who is in charge of the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry, also mentioned about many crops being purchased at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) from farmers.
The minister was responding to supplementaries during the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha.
Chouhan said the government has started work on having integrated farming models that would be helpful for small farmers also since the landholding with farmers is less in the country.
Generally, integrated farming models refers to bringing together different elements such as crops and livestock.
Meanwhile, the government is also taking various initiatives to promote alternative crops for tobacco farmers.
Chouhan said sugarcane and other crops are being used as alternatives to tobacco farming.
