Green flag for Traffic Health Unit that provides medical services at doorstep of tribal people
Bengaluru: A new scheme that provides medical facilities at the doorstep of forest-dependent tribal people who are residing in rural and forest areas was launched by the Tribal Welfare Department in the city today.
Speaking after inaugurating, Deputy chief minister Dr. G Parameshwar said, 16 medical units at the cost of Rs. 8 crore have been set up. The Scheduled tribes such as Jenu Kuruba, Koraga, and forest dependents are residing in eight districts of the state. Two medical units will be operating in every such district.
In the first phase, the service of Traffic Health Unit will begin in Somwarpet, Virajpet, and Madikeri Taluks; Periyapatna, Hegde Devanakote and Hunsur Taluks in Mysuru district; Kollegal, Chamarajanagar, Yalanduru and Gundlupete taluks in Chamarajnagar.
In the second phase, the remaining eight traffic units will begin their services in Bantwal and Puttur Taluk in Dakshina Kannada district; Kundapur and Udupi taluks in Udupi district; Moodigere and Tarikere Taluks in Chikmagalur district, Shikaripura Taluk in Shimoga district and Haliyal taluk of Uttara Kannada district.
“This scheme reflects the commitment our government has towards the tribal communities who have been deprived of the emergency treatments,” Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G Parameshwar said.
This project is being implemented in association with the Belagavi United Social Welfare Organization. There will be a doctor and a nurse in this health unit that will visit two villages every day.
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Five crushed to death after truck ploughs into tent in Kerala
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): At least five people, including two children, were killed and as many persons injured when a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.
The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.
The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said.
Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.
The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.
