Anti Alcohol Convention at Potka

13 June 2022, Potka (East Singhbhum): Under joint auspices of District Lok Samiti, NBJK & Yuva Jagriti Evang Swawlamban Sangh and with support of Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation, one day Anti Alcohol Convention held at the auditorium of Potka Panchayat Bhawan.

Gandhian thinker & president of National Lok Samiti Mr. Girija Satish was keynote speaker of this event. He termed liquor as a family, social & financial problem which creates numerous occasions of family turmoil, disease, financial crisis, crime, road accident every year. He referred about article 47 & 51 of Indian constitution that directs state to ban alcohol. We shouldn’t make comparison with abroad where climate, family-social system are quite different, he mentioned. Mr. Girija Satish put example of Bihar where women have pressurized the state Government for prohibition despite a myth of revenue loss. He said about channelizing of women’s anger against alcohol with right direction as to send strong message for political parties that without liquor prohibition they can’t win elections. He discussed about JP the legendary mass leader and his concept of Total Revolution which calls for moral uplift in society.

Earlier the local organizers have honoured Mr. Girija Satish with an Angawastram and he lit the lamp as well as offered flowers to a photograph of JP.

During the convention, Mr. Suraj Mandal (Member, Jila Parishad) expressed his full support to this anti-liquor campaign and assured for co-operation. Mr. Paanav Jee (local Mukhiya) said about his previous efforts for prohibition and appealed people to come forward. Ms. Vaasanti Sardar (social activist) talked about hindrances on way to prohibition and requested people including administration to support the mission. Strong women can contribute a lot to make an effective law against liquor across India, Mrs. Chaamee Jee (President Awardee on Women Empowerment) pointed out while Mr. Angoora Mahto (Gandhi Ashram, Simla) demanded for liquor ban immediately keeping view of trouble for women & children. Mr. K. G. Azad (National Coordinator, Lok Samiti) has informed about a nationwide campaign with likeminded organizations to be launched against alcohol. Mr. Shankar Rana (Coordinator, Jharkhand State Lok Samiti) stressed upon constant advocacy for success.

Mr. Siddheshwar Sardar chaired the convention and suggested for initiative to get rid of liquor. Mr. Rajesh Singh Deo has conducted dais and opined that liquor prohibition is essential to eradicate social evils like women atrocity, superstition & others.

More than 300 persons, mostly women from Potka and nearby villages have participated in this anti-liquor convention and conveyed their full support.

Health Checkup Camps by NBJK

10 June 2022, Hazaribagh: NBJK organizes health checkup camps at remote villages in Barkagaon and Keredari blocks of Hazaribagh district.

Anyone can get doctor’s consultation, diagnostic tests, medicines etc for diabetes, blood pressure, cold-cough, fever, other common & eye related diseases by submitting a registration charge of Rs. 10 only. There is no charge for registration of Cataract patients and their surgery is being done free of cost at the organization run LNJP Eye Hospital, Bahera (Chauparan, Hazaribagh).

Association for India’s Development-USA, Vision 2020-Australia and Action Village India-UK support this Outreach Health Camp Campaign.

During the period of 02-10 June 2022, such 19 health camps took place at villages like Saand, Deoriya, Garikala, Baadam, Gondalpura, Chandol, Ambajit, Chepakhurd, Joko, Salga etc with 1536 OPD and made treatment available to 159 with high sugar level, 205 with high blood pressure and 203 with cataract including others.

There are two teams associated with the campaign and Dr. Mukesh, Dr. R. N. Sinha, Mr. Praveen Kumar, Mrs. Sunita, Mrs. Neelam, Mr. Sujit Mishra, Mr. Rajeev Kumar are playing key role in this initiative.

Around 25% – 30% Deoghar Urban Children found with Refractive Errors

07 June 2022, Deoghar: Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation supported and NBJK run Vimla Ramkrishna Bajaj Eye Hospital is organizing Free Eye Screening Camps amid schools and found that about 25% – 30% school children are suffering from refractive errors. This is quite alarming and a matter of concern for our policy makers.

Mr. Sudarshan Pandey (VRBEH, Deoghar) said that we have screened about 400 school children at various schools at Deoghar and more than one fourth of them are in need of refractive correction immediately. Some children are unable to see properly from the distance of only 2 meters even, he adds. When asked whether they informed their parents about such problem earlier, most of them agreed and said about negligence on part of parents.

Mr. Anand Abhinav (Program Director, NBJK) admits that such ratio is quite higher than national average of around 10% refractive errors and it would have happened because of continuous online classes during Covid time for last two years and less physical activities by children.

He appealed the parents to motivate their children to participate in the campaign of Free Eye Screening Camps in schools for eye checkup. Also he insisted to take initiative to know about any eye problem with children and to get proper treatment if they come to know about such eye complication with children if we want to save their vision.

NBJK-SBI Gram Seva Celebrate World Environment Day with Mango Plants Distribution

05 June 2022, Chakai (Jamui, Bihar): World Environment Day was celebrated under SBI Foundation supported and NBJK run SBI Gram Seva project.

On this occasion, 265 mango plants have been distributed among 42 villagers at Chhachudih village of Ramchandradih panchayat in Chakai block of Jamui district (Bihar).

Mr. Dhirendra Kumar Dheeraj (NBJK-SBIGS, Chakai) said that right from the beginning we put effort to empower farmers and this time we aim to distribute 1000 fruit plants across all 05 project villages namely Heth Chakai, Patjori, Mamtadih, Garhi including Chhachudih.

Many villagers like Mr. Rameshwar Yadav, Mr. Gujeshwar Yadav, Mr. Jago Ray, Mr. Varun Ray, Mr. Raju Pandit, Shibu Sahu, Mr. Virendra Pandit, Mr. Karu Sahu and others have received the plants.

MNSKPCL Won Second Prize in ONGC Exhibition

04 June 2022, New Delhi: Murhu Nari Shakti Producer Co. Ltd. erected Lac Handicrafts Stall won Second Prize on stall exhibition in ONGC Exhibition organized by ONGC Foundation at New Delhi.

The company has been promoted by CInI-Tata Trusts & NBJK in the year 2018 and it started Lac Handicrafts Unit during Sep’21 at Digdi and Binda villages of Murhu block in Khunti district (Jharkhand) with support of ONGC Foundation.

The initiative ensured value addition to lac produce with enhanced income of lac producer shareholders of MNSKPCL and provided direct employment to around 50 women from villages.

Ophthalmologist Removes a Piece of Needle from Eye of Retina Patient

01 June 2022, Bahera Ashram (Chauparan, Hazaribagh): During a retina surgery held on 31 May 2022 at NBJK run LokNayak JayPrakash Eye Hospital, Bahera (Chauparan, Hazaribagh), about 8 mm long piece of tailoring needle has been removed from left eye of a patient. He is Md. Gufran, son of Sattar Miyan, Nawadih (Gaya) and that metal piece was staying in his eye since last four years.

When asked about beginning of the problem, Md. Gufran told that he is a tailor by profession and about 4 years back when he was busy on sewing machine, suddenly something penetrated quickly in his eye and left a prick like feeling. Since that pain was not so acute, I took it lightly and depended upon home remedies. That sting persisted and I went to many places for treatment but couldn’t get any relief.

Lastly I came to LNJPEH, with initial checkup they referred me to Retina unit and after surgery I could know about this needle’s piece inside my eye, Gufran says.

Dr. (Ms.) Archna Kumari who operated Md. Gufran’ eye, articulates about dipping of such metal piece in retina which caused gradual decline of vision and If it is not removed for a few more days then the patient’s eye could be completely damaged with last option as complete removal of infected eye but we have avoided that successfully, she adds.

Md. Gufran, the eye patient expresses sincere gratitude towards Dr. Archna with entire team of LNJPEH and shares about his post surgery happiness. These people have saved my livelihood and my family as many people are dependent upon me, he states.

SBI Sanjeevani-Clinic on Wheels moves on at Villages

29 May 2022, Bodhgaya: To address health care need of people in remote villages, NBJK commenced SBI Sanjeevani – Clinic on Wheels from 4th April 2022 across 20 Gram Panchayats from Bodhgaya block of Gaya district in Bihar. SBI Foundation supports the project to provide health services at people’s doorstep in remote rural areas through a Mobile Clinic Van equipped with diagnostic facilities.

The unit is accompanied by a medical team with a doctor, lab technician, pharmacist and health assistant-cum-driver. It will cover a massive population of 87916 through 23 camps in a month and completed health profiling in 20 villages.

In the month of April, it organized medical camps in 17 villages with total 405 OPD. Most of the patients were found with diseases like viral fever, typhoid, malaria, blood pressure, diabetes etc. They avail diagnostic facilities on the spot and got free medicines as per advice of the doctor.

Also the patients contribute as registration fee of Rs. 20 and actual charge for diagnostics consumables. SBI Sanjeevani-Clinic on Wheels is speeding up gradually and more people are coming to its camps.

Community Awareness and Household Eye Screening at Remote Villages

28 May 2022, Giridih-Deoghar: Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation supported & NBJK run Vimla Ramkrishna Eye Hospital, Deoghar is putting hard effort to access people suffering from eye diseases for their treatment.

On 23 May 2022 at Sarath CHC, it provided orientation training for 32 Sahiya (ASHA) Didis over commonly found eye diseases and their preventive as well as curative measures.

Through Vision Centres of Giridih & Bengabad, VREH has mobilized community awareness and household screening at villages like Ghutiya, Chuchundro, Madhwadih, Bhandradih, Sonbad, Keshotand, Herla, Vijiya, Dewatand of Ganey, Bengabad & Giridih Sadar blocks of Giridih district under Netra Vasant-Rural Eye Health Program with support of Sightsavers. Also it conducted eye screening camps at Deoghar town with support of Shankara Eye Foundation.

During such 11 events in this week, the team VREH has ensured total 185 OPD and provided treatment to 96 with refractive errors, 32 with cataract, 5 with pterygium, and 5 with other eye diseases. Including all cataract patients, 5 others have been referred to base hospital for surgery & needful treatment while medicines provided to 15 eye patients on the spot.

DVC Memento to Mr. Girija Satish, CJP Safai Mitras Honoured

26 May 2022, Hazaribagh: Damodar Valley Corporation is celebrating Swachhta Pakhwada (16-31 May 2022) under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

On this occasion, DVC officials have organized a function and invited Mr. Girija Satish (President, NBJK) as the chief guest. They conferred him a memento for NBJK operated sanitation program with cleanliness, housekeeping, waste collection & dlivery for DVC offices located at Hazaribagh.

This is being executed under Clean Jharkhand Project-Phase II at DVC estates. Also the Team CJP engaged with this program has been honored during the event.

Mr. Jitendra Jha, Dr. I. K. Sinha, Mr. Sanjay Singh, Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Mr. Rahul Ranjan (all from DVC) were present on the dais.

Netra Vasant Organizes Eye Screening Camp

24 May 2022, Bedokala (Barkattha), Hazaribagh: Under Netra Vasant – Rural Eye Health program, eye screening camp held at Bedokala Panchayat Bhawan in Barkattha block of Hazaribagh district.

Total 93 women-men from Bedokala and other nearby villages have gone through their eye checkup and 21 were identified with Cataract. 09 persons have been detected with other eye diseases and got medical consultation. All Cataract ridden patients will get free of cost surgery facility at NBJK run LNJP Eye Hospital, Bahera (Chauparan, Hazaribagh).

Mr. Praveen Kumar (Optometrist), Mr. Ranjeet Kumar, Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Mr. Lakhan with Mr. Kirti Rawat (DPM-REH, Sightsavers) contributed to the eye camp.

It’s noteworthy that as a combined effort by Sightsavers-NPCB-Govt. of Jharkhand-NBJK, Netra Vasant is being implemented in rural areas of Hazaribagh district.