Modern diagnostic centre and lab for Chittoor hospital soon
The Hindu
Works on the facilities will be expedited: Collector
A modern diagnostic centre and laboratory would be established at the Government District Headquarters Hospital here within three months to provide better healthcare to the people of Chittoor district, said District Collector M. Hari Narayanan on Saturday. Addressing the Hospital Development Society meeting here, the Collector said that the works on the proposed diagnostic and lab facilities would be expedited on a war-footing.
Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has rolled out digital mode of water bill generation and collection in 23 gram panchayats on a pilot basis for the first time in Karnataka. This is set to be extended to the remaining 200 panchayats shortly, according to the Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Narwade Vinayak Karbhari.

Microplastics, especially nylon fibres, are present in Chennai’s beach sediments in relatively low abundance, but low overall microplastic abundance does not necessarily imply low ecological risk. Even small particles can cause long-term ecological damage by affecting marine life, moving up the food chain, and eventually impacting human health through contaminated seafood.











