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The Garden City of India, Chandigarh, has set an example for implementing a participatory model of city management by involving the resident welfare associations (RWA). Managing cities has become an increasingly tough job with the rapid pace in urbanization. Urban local bodies have a lot to manage both in terms of city services, assets and citizen behavior.
Chandigarh has around 1800 parks in the city. Depending on the area, these are majorly divided as city parks, community parks and neighborhood parks. Out of these around 95% are classified as neighborhood parks. These are managed by the RWAs under the participatory model adopted by the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh. The excellent condition of the neighborhood parks indicates that the RWA model of management is yielding positive results.
Engaging citizens actively in managing the assets of the city makes them more conscious, as they develop a sense of ownership towards the city, thus leading to strong positive associations towards public goods and services. A contract is signed between the corporation and the RWA annually. Under this, the corporation specifies a rate per square meter every month to the RWA for the upkeep of lawns, trees, shrubs and flowers, seatings, play equipments and labor components, which includes farm yard manure, pesticides and insecticides. The corporation plays a supervisory role in inspecting all the contracted gardens. They also train the RWAs with the required skills and make them aware of the do’s and don’ts for the management of parks. Women are majorly interested in taking up this opportunity.
Appropriate penalties are also introduced for non-performing RWAs. This has aesthetically contributed to the image of the city. Un-littered and well-maintained public spaces with appropriate adherence to the rules and regulations also add to the brand image of the city as well as make the management process sustainable.
Source : downtoearth.org
VOLUME 113 | ISSUE 119 | AUGUST 2019
Environment Wellness & Lifestyle Monthly Newsletter Established by H.H. Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (RA)
in 1992
The common symptoms are :
♦ high fever ♦ runny nose ♦ sore throat ♦ muscle pains ♦ headache ♦ coughing ♦ sneezing ♦ feeling tired
The symptoms begin two days after exposure to the virus and most last less than a week. The cough, however, may last for more than two weeks. In children there may be diarrhea and vomiting.
Complications of influenza may include viral pneumonia, secondary bacterial pneumonia, sinus infections and worsening of previous health problems such as asthma or heart failure. All age groups can be affected but there are groups that are more at risk than others.
1. People at greater risk of severe disease or complications when infected are: pregnant women, children under 5 years of age, the elderly, individuals with chronic medical or immuno-suppressive conditions such as HIV / AIDS, receiving chemotherapy or steroids.
2. Health care workers are at high risk acquiring influenza virus infection due to increased exposure to the patients and risk further spread particularly to vulnerable individuals.
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- Edited content from WHO, WebMD & Medsafe website
Seasonal influenza spreads easily with rapid transmission in crowded areas including schools and nursing homes. When an infected person coughs or sneezes, droplets containing viruses are dispersed into the air and can spread up to one meter and infect persons in close proximity who breathe these droplets in.
The virus can also be spread by contaminated hands. To prevent transmission, people should cover their mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing and wash their hands regularly.
The most effective way to prevent the disease is vaccination. Safe and effective vaccines are available and have been used for more than 60 years. Immunity from vaccination wanes over time and the influenza virus changes rapidly. A new version of the vaccine is developed twice a year and annual vaccination is recommended.
Traditional flu vaccines, called “Trivalent” vaccines are made to protect against three flu viruses; an influenza A(H1N1), A(H3N2) virus, and influenza B virus.
There are also flu vaccines made to protect against four flu viruses, called “Quadrivalent” vaccines. These vaccines protect against the same viruses as the trivalent vaccine with an additional B virus.
So visit a doctor, he may suggest what kind of vaccination is suitable for you.
His Holiness Syedna Aaliqadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb TUS has
instructed The Dawoodi Bohra Community to take the Flu-Quadri
Vaccine in this monsoon season.
BFI is thankful to His Holiness for the timely advice and appeal you all
to inoculate and protect yourself against this disease.
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Use old clothes instead of tissues, paper napkins or paper towels. Put them over bowls of soup in the microwave to prevent splatter, use them to clean up spills, etc. Keep a small bucket in a central location to toss them in once used, and wash them when you have a load full.
Fix it, don’t throw it
Although throwing away stuff seems easier and cheaper, why not fix it first or try and turn it into something else? The internet gives you access to information as well as the tools to fix or reuse practically anything.
Recycle everything
A lot of cleaning products have harmful chemicals in them that aren’t environmentally friendly. Repeated exposure to these cleaning products can affect your health as well as the environment.
Green cleaning products use more natural and organic ingredients which are far less harmful. Also you can create your own cleaning products that work every bit as well, won't leave gross residues and will leave you feeling great about doing something good for your home and your health.
Compost
Start a compost pile or bin. Toss in it fruit or vegetable scraps and even your stale food. This will this help create a natural fertilizer and keep your garden green. It will reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.
You can recycle every-thing, from batteries to paper to cars. Before you throw it away, take a minute to find out if you could recycle it instead. You can save aluminum and other metals to take to a local scrap metal center.
Re-use old clothes
Continuing our series on sustainable living ideas here are some more :-
Use eco-friendly cleaning products
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