A.J. Hospital to launch coastal region's first obesity clinic
Mangaluru, Jan 16: The A.J. Hospital and Research Centre, which has been providing hi-tech healthcare service to the people, is going to establish the first obesity clinic in the coastal region.
Obesity, which has become a major health problem nowadays, has been causing socio-economic burden on the society. This problem is causing diabetes, high blood pressure, heart problem, joint pains and cancer.
Through Gastroenterology department, the hospital will open its Obesity Clinic on January 19. This centre would help those who have obesity problem transform their bodies and allow them to lead a happy life like others.
Bariatric surgeons Dr Rohan Shetty and Dr Ashwin Alva, gastroenterologists Dr B .Shivaprasad, Dr Raghavendra Prasad, Endocrinologist Dr. Ganesh HK, Diet expert, Psychologist, Physiotherapist and other experts would assist the patients in the clinic. This team would evaluate the patients and provide healthcare service and surgery.
The A.J. Hospital is a frontrunner in responding to the needs of the people in healthcare sector in the region. With the beginning of Obesity Clinic, the hospital has another feather in its crown, said hospital medical director and organ transplant surgeon Dr Prashanth Marla in a press statement.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
