FIRST TIME IN INDIA AND SOUTH ASIA GREEN NANOTECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN INTRODUCED

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The 16th annual day and exhibition of TamilNadu Earth Movers Owners Welfare Association (TEMOWA)

The 16^th annual day and exhibition of TamilNadu Earth Movers Owners Welfare Association (TEMOWA) 

Take Action against Irregularities in Sand Mining

The 16^th annual day and exhibition of TamilNadu Earth Movers Owners Welfare Association (TEMOWA) was held at YMCA, Nandanam today. The event was presided by Mr. KathiparaJanarthanan, President of TEMOWA. Former Union Minister and President of Tamil Maanila Congress, Shri G.K Vasan graced the evening as the Chief Guest and also addressed the gathering.

A key part of this event was the huge exhibition that was inaugurated in the morning by Justice(Retd) Kulasekaran. Leading companies across the globe showcased their Earth Movers and other related machinery. The exhibition was a host to more than 100 stalls. For the first time in TamilNadu,  a lot of World-class equipment  were on display for the audience who watched it with awe and interest. Shri G.K Vasan too visited the stalls accompanied by other dignitaries.

“We’ve have been conducting our function and exhibition every year. This is our 16^th year and our beloved leader Shri G.K Vasan has been our Chief Guest for the past 11 years” says TEMOWA’s President KathiparaJanarthanan. ”We’ve been pressing our demands every year and we’ve our set of demands this time too” and he listed them out.

·         Rolling back the hike in Petrol/Diesel prices

·         Only local equipment/vehicles should be allowed for sand mining in any locality

·         Take action to stop irregularities/corruption in sand mining

·         The payment for  mining permits should be received as “Demand Draft” and not Cash

He placed a request to the Chief Minister to kindly consider their request and act on their demands

“We at TEMOWA’s also conduct welfare programs in schools and offer assistance for the needy and the poor in possible ways. We conduct a lot of blood donation and health camps that has benefitted a lot of people. Still we’ll continue to do more on our part” said Mr. KathiparaJanardhanan as he signed off.

Preserving life for the future

Preserving life for the future

A leader in the organ transplantation drive, the State’s biomaterial centre at the Government Kilpauk Hospital is a one stop centre for storing and retrieving a variety of tissues

Last month, the State government set up a biomaterial centre at the Government Kilpauk Hospital, a facility that is now capable of storing skin grafts. Over a period of time though, the Health Department intends for the centre to be able to store other tissues as well, said Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan.

Experts say a number of tissues can potentially be retrieved and stored for use. The Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Act, 2011, includes the component of tissue donation and registration of tissue banks as well.

Banks attached to private hospitals store a variety of tissues. Astrid Lobo Gajiwala, who established the tissue bank at Tata Memorial Hospital, one of the country’s oldest such banks, said that once procured, tissues were thoroughly cleaned, processed, checked for transmittable diseases, sterilised and stored. Storage is at minus 20 to minus 80 degrees Celsius, depending on how long the tissues need to be stored for. Tissues can also be freeze-dried and then stored at room temperature, she explained.

Member secretary of the Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu, P. Balaji, said the department was eternally grateful to the families of donors who came forward in their time of grief to help save other lives.

It is not enough to store them — tissues must be used and the outcome documented, said S. Rajasabapathy, chairman, division of plastic surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, which has a skin and bone bank. “The whole process also has to be transparent,” he said.

Sharing the gift of life

A look at the biomaterials that can be potentially retrieved and stored

Skin: It is used as a biological dressing, in cases of major burns. It helps prevent infections and does not need to be changed every day – it can be kept for a couple of weeks, giving the patient time to recover.

Bones: Bones from limbs can be stored and used to replace parts that are damaged or diseased. Bone grafts from banks act as scaffolds for support. They could be used in cases of trauma where there is bone loss, in sports injuries and in cancer cases where parts of the bone and joint cartilage die. The upper end of the shin bone, lower end of the thigh bone and the head of thigh bone can be retrieved for use.

Ligaments and tendons: These can be used in cases of sports injuries involving multiple ligaments. In some cases, it is difficult to use the patient’s own. The Achilles tendon (ankle), the Peroneal tendon (leg to ankle), the Patellar tendon (front of the knee) and the Meniscus (a shock absorber between the thigh bone and leg bone) can be procured for storage.

Bone products: Bone powder is made by crushing bones, generally those that would otherwise be disposed of – such as those parts replaced during hip replacement surgeries. These are used to treat various kinds of defects – in dentistry, skeletal and joint reconstruction procedures.

Amniotic membrane: This is the wall of the amniotic sac. When a baby is delivered, the sac ruptures. The sac can be used as a biological dressing for burns, bed sores, diabetic ulcers and skin reactions to radiation.

Heart valves: Heart valves can be retrieved and stored to be used in valve replacement procedures. The advantage with such valves is that the patient does not need blood thinners. They are also cheaper than artificial valves. However, they last about 15 years and another procedure may be subsequently required. Even in cases where the heart can’t be used, the valve can be retrieved for storage. Usually, the aortic valve is procured.

Corneas: Corneal transplants are used in cases when the cornea becomes opaque – due to injuries, infections, birth defects or rarely after surgeries, said Mohan Rajan, medical director, Dr. Rajan Eye Care Hospital.

(Source of Information:

Dr. G. Leonard Ponraj, head of arthroscopy and sports injury, Government Multi Super-Specialty Hospital, Chennai

Dr. Mohan Rajan, Medical Director, Dr. Rajan Eye Care Hosputal, Chennai

Dr. V.V. Bashi, cardiac surgeon, Chennai

Dr. Astrid Lobo Gajiwala, Tata Memorial Hospital)

Organ Donation Statistics between 2008 and February 20, 2018 in Tamil Nadu