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| More than 1250 patients attend Army medical camp in Kashmir | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Nov 30 : More than 1250 patients were treated and given free medicine at a medical camp organised by the Army in the frontier district of Kupwara, where about 60 others were provided adjustable crutches, wheel chairs and folding commodes.
A defence ministry spokesman said here today that a mega medical camp was organised at village Cheepura, Lolab, in Kupwara district, for the people of far flung and remote areas, where there is hardly any medical facility available.
The camp organised by 18 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) attracts very good response and people, including women and children, attended it.
He said seven doctors and specialists from Army and seven doctors from government hospital, Sogam, treated the patients.
As many as 1266 patients, including 426 women and 232 children, were treated in the camp, where they were also provided free medicine.
Needy people were distributed 10 wheel chairs, four folding commodes and 47 adjustable crutches alongwith medicines.
He said people were also told about many other issues, including maternal care, family planning, prevention of AIDS and drug awareness.
Necessary veterinary aid was also provided to 326 cows, 214 sheeps and goats, 348 poultry birds and 36 horses and ponies of Lolab.
Kashmir's tulip help boost tourism in the state
Srinagar, Nov 30 : The floriculture department in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday began to sow tulip bulbs with an aim to beautify the valley and ensure that a large number of tourists arrive in the summer capital in the coming months.
Preparations were in full swing in tulip garden as labourers sowed the bulbs in a row.
Most of the valley is shut during winters due to the heavy snowfall. However, tourism receives a boost due to the influx of a large number of people as soon as winter recedes.
“The season for tulips has begun and we have begun sowing tulips here on full swing. Our expectations for the tulip show next year is very high. And we hope that the show would be better than this year. Our efforts have always been this and we also hope this would happen,” said Javed Ahmad, incharge of the tulip garden.
Thousands of people throng the valley every year for holidays and visit some of their favourite tourist destination sites including the tulip garden.
“We grow tulips here and a lot of tourists come here to see it. And when the flower grows in March-April then a number of tourists come here because they are happy to see them and we have to take great care of these flowers,” said Mudasir Ahmad, a labourer.
Nadia Hayat, a florist, said that the department has taken measures to ensure that the sowing and vegetative growth would yield good results.
“We have adopted soil treatment, fertilizers and we keep in mind what the depth is while sowing the tulip bulbs and how much distance we need to give between two bulbs. And that is the main thing so that if the distance is proper then the vegetative growth would also be good. If the vegetative growth is good the flowering will also show good results,” said Hayat.
Kashmir is sometimes dubbed the ‘Switzerland of the east’ and is a ‘Mecca’ for climbers, skiers, honeymooners and film-makers drawn to the state’s soaring peaks, fruit orchards and timber houseboats bobbing on Dal Lake.
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