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50,000 children suffer from malnutrition
l’ABNA. Feb 16- : About 50.000 children of different age groups have been suffering from malnutrition and other diseases tn 9 upazila* of the district, reports UNB.
A survey conducted by the district administration shows that malnutrition among the children have increased to a great extent following the visitation of recurrent floodings, droughts and other natural calamities during the last few years which caused severe food shortage.
The number of child patients tn the district is increasing day by day. Children of the poverty stricken families are facing death, blindness and other malnutrition related diseases.
Most of the poverty stricken children are engaged tn hard work In hotels, restaurants. mills and factories with meagre wages lo maintain
their livelihood.
About 500 poor people hare regained their eyesights after operation conducted at 6 eye camps in the district recently.
The camps were Jointly organised by the Pabna Pioneer Lions Club. The Radhunagar Community Centre, the Pall-anpur Jubo Kalyan Samity. Pabna Pourasavu and the Arlfpur Boys Chib.
About 6.000 patients with eye complications were provided free treatment and medicines In these camps.
A medical team of StrajganJ eye hospital and focal eye specialists extended their ussis-tuncc to make Ilic camp sue-ccssfui.
Indiscriminate cutting of trees for use as firewood in iJk-brickftclds is gradually destroying the green vc(fat-atlon in the district.
According to official sources. there are 57 brickfields in the district, of litchi. 45 have
legal licences.
Despite tlx- government ban the brickfield owners have been burning wood as fuel although a sufficient quantity of coal was available In the depot at Ishurdt.
A total of 2619 metric tons of coal worth about Taka 10 crore have been laying unsold at Ishurdt for a long time. A large quantity of coal was also stolen from the depot, the sources added.
A meeting between the IX-puly Commissioner. Upazila Nlrbahi Officer and brickfield owners was held recently in this connection in which the DC urged the owners not to use wood in the brickfield.
Ixx:al people urged the authorities to take necessary ai -tion against the burning of woods in the brickfields and protect the nature from egical Imbalance.