Madurai gets a skin bank
The Hindu
With this, Tamil Nadu has got its fourth centre
MADURAI
With the establishment of a skin bank as part of the Grace Kennett Foundation's (GKF) medical services in the city, Tamil Nadu has got its fourth such centre. Of the other three, two are in Chennai and one in Coimbatore.
The Rotary Community Skin Bank in Madurai, set up at a cost of ₹ 40 lakh, was ready in March this year, making it the 16th centre in India. Its operations, however, slowed down due to the pandemic. The first skin harvesting was done three weeks ago, the Chief Executive Officer of GKF, Augustus Dodd told The Hindu.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.