
Enough water available in Chittoor
The Hindu
Thanks to the heavy rains between July and December 2020, Chittoor district is comfortably placed as far as drinking water and irrigation are concerned this summer. The groundwater levels have also increased all over the district, but for a few habitations.
“We have an excellent water table available now. Even if the situation worsens in summer, the number of habitations likely to be affected might increase by a couple of hundred. This will not pose any problem to us,” says Superintending Engineer (Rural Water Works) Ehsan Basha.
Under the NBS, newborns are screened for communication disorders before they are discharged from the hospital. For this, AIISH has collaborated with several hospitals to conduct screening which is performed to detect hearing impairment and other developmental disabilities that can affect speech and language development. The screening has been helping in early intervention for those identified with the disorders, as any delay in the identification poses risk and affects successful management of children with hearing loss, according to AIISH.