State mulls free health camps for all

MANGALORE: The goodies keep coming out of the bag of minister for health and family welfare U T Khader. Just days after announcing providing free denture sets to senior citizens, Khader on Saturday said the government's plan of conducting free blood pressure and diabetes screening camps. Khader told reporters here that many people are not aware of the importance of diabetes and blood pressure screening. The government is planning to conduct free diabetes and BP check-up camps once in a year for everybody, he said. He also disclosed that for economically backward people, the government is also thinking of setting up cancer detection centres at taluk level. On the issue of burying of endosulfan in Nettanige Mudnoor village in Puttur taluk and the chances of ground water in the area getting contaminated, Khader said: "We have deep-rooted suspicion that expired endosulfan has been buried at Nettanige Mudnoor on the Karnataka-Kerala border." Stating that he visited the spot on Friday, Khader said the tahshildar of Puttur and the deputy commissioner have collected details about it. Soon MLAs and district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai will hold a meeting with Kerala government to discuss the issue. On the government's initiatives taken for the welfare of endosulfan victims, he said to keep a tab on whether the compensation and funds allotted are reaching the people who deserve it, three committees headed by the deputy commissioners have been formed in Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Karwar districts. There is a proposal to identify three acres of land to construct home for children who are born with physical deformity and infirmity, he added. Khader flays TN govt Khader took a dig at the Tamil Nadu government for filing petition in the Supreme Court against chief minister Siddaramaiah and minister for water resources M B Patil alleging that they have committed contempt of court by taking defiant stand before the supervisory committee that the final award of the Cauvery Tribunal would not be implemented. "Our cabinet ministers are ready to face any type of trouble given by TN government. We will face it bravely," he added.

Source - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/State-mulls-free-health-camps-for-all/articleshow/20838762.cms

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