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World hearing day; Aging, chronic exposure to loud noises contribute to hearing loss, doctors

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Srinagar, Mar 03: Around 0.2 percent population in J&K have hearing disabilities with aging and chronic exposure to loud noises contributing to hearing loss.
Dr Saima Tabassum consultant ENT J&K health services told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that there are three main types of hearing loss including conductive, sensorineural, and mixed (both conductive and sensorineural).
The World Hearing Day is being observed for awareness about preventable hearing loss & deafness, ear health and care.
Dr Saima said that good hearing is crucial for communication, learning, and overall well-being because there is a highly-involved collaboration between ears and brains. “Our sense of hearing transmits and translates sounds of all kinds from our surroundings. So we can learn and understand,” she added.
According to the doctor, every 3rd or 4th person in each family has some sort of hearing impairment that’s why one shouldn’t ignore ear health.
Another ENT specialist from GMC told KNO that the signs and symptoms of hearing loss may include muffling of speech and other sounds, difficulty understanding words especially against background noise or in a crowd, trouble hearing consonants, frequently asking others to speak more slowly, clearly and loudly.
He said causes of hearing loss include damage to the inner ear as aging and exposure to loud noise may cause wear and tear on hairs or nerve cells in the cochlea that send sound signals to the brain.

“When these hairs or nerve cells are damaged or missing, electrical signals aren’t transmitted as efficiently, and hearing loss occurs,” he said.
Ear war can block ear canal and prevent conduction of sound waves and earwax removal can help restore your hearing.
He also said that In the outer or middle of ear, any of these issues can cause hearing loss and loud blasts of noise, sudden changes in pressure, poking your eardrum with an object and infection can cause your eardrum to rupture and affect your hearing—(KNO)
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( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

March 4, 2023
KPDCL Launches Afresh Massive Disconnection Drive Of Chronic Defaulters

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SRINAGAR: Taking cognizance of poor revenue realization despite providing a reliable power supply amid harsh winters, the Sub Divisions of KPDCL launched a fresh massive disconnection drive of chronic defaulters.
In the first place, connections of only 1329 consumers were disconnected to sensitize the masses to clear their liabilities on account of electricity bills and develop habits of paying electricity bills in time.
Presently, KPDCL is overburdened with huge arrears on account of domestic electricity dues of around 804 Cr and this sample base of 1329 defaulters had accumulated arrears to the tune of Rs 12.67Cr. The Disconnection drive has successfully realized substantial arrears as on date and is expected to be cleared soon.
Time and again, the general public is informed of the Amnesty Scheme launched by the Govt of JK (UT) for its domestic electricity consumers with large outstanding dues, wherein a consumer can pay his outstanding bill in maximum 12 easy monthly installments.
It is impressed upon all the consumers of KPDCL with huge electricity bill outstanding dues that this successful disconnection drive shall be continued with greater force.
Important to mention that KPDCL has come out with large infrastructure additions for providing better, more efficient and reliable power supply while keeping extremely low tariff rates to its consumers.
Although the Department has played an active role in motivating and facilitating revenue realization by way of social awareness of judicious electricity use and timely payment of electricity bills, still a large percentage of KPDCL consumers are hesitant in clearing their long outstanding electricity dues.
All consumers in general and defaulters, in particular, are advised to clear their electricity outstanding dues or avail Amnesty Scheme without further delay and help KPDCL to avoid the inconvenience to consumers by the act of disconnection of their power supply.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

February 9, 2023
KPDCL tightens noose against chronic defaulters

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Srinagar, Feb 09: Tightening noose against the chronic defaulters, the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) in a first of its kind has disconnected the electricity supply to 1350 consumers having smart meters.
Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Chief Engineer, KPDCL, Javed Yousuf Dar, said that the KPDCL has disconnected the power supply to 1350 consumers having smart meters.
“The process to disconnect the electricity supply to chronic defaulters is already going on. There is nothing new in it. But, for the first time, the consumers having smart meters have faced the action,” he said.
He further said that the action against the defaulters who don’t have smart meters is already going on from last November, adding that the electricity supply of those consumers who are clearing the pending bills is being restored within 24 hours.
The chief Engineer further said that the action in this regard is being taken in a phased manner, adding that in the first phase, the department is taking action against the chronic defaulters.
Moreover, the KPDCL in a statement has informed the people about the Amnesty Scheme launched by the government for its domestic electricity consumers with large outstanding dues, wherein a consumer can pay his outstanding bill in maximum 12 easy monthly installments.
The statement impressed upon all the consumers of KPDCL with huge electricity bill outstanding dues that this successful disconnection drive shall be continued with greater force. KPDCL has come out with large infrastructure addition for providing better, efficient and reliable power supply while keeping extremely low tariff rates to its consumers, it said.
Although the Department has played an active role in motivating and facilitating revenue realization by way of social awareness of judicious electricity use and timely payment of electricity bills, still a large percentage of KPDCL consumers are hesitant in clearing their long outstanding electricity dues. All consumers in general and defaulters in particular are advised to clear their electricity outstanding dues or avail Amnesty Scheme without further delay and help KPDCL to avoid the inconvenience to consumers by the act of disconnection of their power supply, it said.

The statement impressed upon all the consumers of KPDCL with huge electricity bill outstanding dues that this successful disconnection drive shall be continued with greater force. KPDCL has come out with large infrastructure addition for providing better, efficient and reliable power supply while keeping extremely low tariff rates to its consumers, it said—(KNO)
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( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

February 9, 2023