Don't harass those who admit accident victims to hospitals: SP Nisha James
Udupi: "As per the new law enacted last year in the state, neither the police nor the hospital authorities should harass those who admit accident victims to hospitals. If the police made them witnesses forcefully, the police can be booked under this Act", said Udupi SP Nisha James.
Inaugurating a workshop organised for the vehicle drivers, by the Udupi District Police, Centre for Forensic Clinical Centre, Anastasia and Orthopedic departments of the KMC as part of the Road Safety Week at TMA Pai hall here on Sunday, she said that when road accidents happened, more lives could be saved if the people around the spot admit the injured persons to hospitals immediately after giving first aid. Other than place and time of the accident, their names, phone numbers, and address shouldn't be asked from those who help the accident victims. If that person agreed, then he or she could be considered as a witness in the incident, she said.
She said that strict action would be taken against those who do not wear helmets and seat belts and carry more students than their capacity in the school vehicles and goods vehicles which carry people in the district. Police were asked to write to the RTO to suspend driving licenses of the drivers if found violating traffic rules as per the Road Safety Committee of the Supreme Court, she added.
Prof Sharath Rao of the Orthopedics department said that during accidents, first aid could save the precious life.
ASP Kumarachandra, KMC Dean Dr. Pragna Rao, Circle inspector Manjunath, Dr. Anitha Shenoy, Dr. Shankar were present.
A demonstration on first aid, CPR methods, golden hour was given for the drivers.
Every year, 1.5 lakh people lose their lives in accidents in the country. In the district, so far 130 people have lost their lives in road accidents. Accidents have become a big problem in the country. Road accidents could be controlled if everyone followed traffic rules.
- Nisha James, SP
First aid will help to save lives after accidents. In India, one person will lose his life for every four minutes and among them, 80 percent are youth. Condition of roads, vehicle congestion, and negligence are the main reasons for accidents. First one hour of the accident is the golden hour. If the victim gets treatment during this time, life can be saved.
-Dr. Sharath Rao, Orthopedics Department, KMC
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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.
