NEW DEHLI, 21 March, 2021, (TON): The Indian Railways to forestall the occurrences of wrongdoing against ladies in trains and its premises have made a few strides lately as a component of an engaged exertion to all things considered take a stab at wellbeing of ladies travelers and to alleviate monstrosities against ladies in railroads.

Different rules or activity plans gave by Indian Railways to every single zonal rail route and creation units to forestall episodes of wrongdoing against ladies. As assessed (23) million travelers travel through the Indian Railways ordinarily out of which 20% for example about 4.6 million are ladies.

“The action plan should be classified in short term and long term plan. Short term plans should be implemented immediately from the existing resources on priority without any delay. It may include keeping watch on suspects, regular visit to vulnerable spots by duty officers and staff during their rounds. However, long term plan include improvement of basic infrastructure, CCTV, light masts, etc,” the ministry said in a statement.

Among the preventive estimates that should be received including appropriate lighting game plans ought to be guaranteed covering all weak spots recognized in rail route stations, coursing region, stopping, approach streets, closures of stages, yards and washing lines, and so on, it said.

It has been seen that by and large instances of eve prodding, if stay unattended, lead to increment in episodes of attack or attack on ladies. As an action to forestall such wrongdoings, GRP/RPF authorities will expeditiously make a fundamental move on accepting protests with respect to a ‘crime against women’.

The Ministry further said that CCTV surveillance systems should be used effectively. “Time to time audit of the cameras installed and the area covered by them should be done. It should be ensured that all the persons visiting the Railway Platform/ Passenger area are caught on the cameras,”

The vulnerable places identified for such crime should mandatorily be covered under the CCTV surveillance, it added.

 

What measures should parents take in ensuring their child is safe from Coronavirus?

Dubai: 18 March 2020, TON:  Keeping children safe is a concern among many parents, specifically with the children home from school. While there are many ways that preventative measures should be implemented in the home,  Consultant and Head of pediatric dentistry in Dubai Health Authority to ensure the safety of their children.

Dr. Mansoor pediatric firstly advises that children are sleeping well. Although it might be tempting during the holidays for children’s sleep schedules to shift, it is important that they are resting.

“These things are definitely important to ensure that their immunity is optimized. They should engage in any activity. In addition to all that, it’s extremely important to take this opportunity to teach them about hand hygiene and the importance of hygiene etiquette like washing their hands frequently, trying to avoid touching their faces with their hands and to know the etiquette of how to sneeze into a tissue or their elbow,” Dr. Mansoor says.

The pediatrics doctor understands that teaching children about certain habits differs from each individual depending on their age and character, “Every child has a unique personality so understanding what they like can make a huge difference. For example, parents can reward the children every time they wash their hands, they can have a timetable to keep track of handwashing, there can be small competitions in the house between the siblings, there could be a song that they sing while washing their hands, they can be watching a little clip, there are many different things they can follow and it just really depends on the personality of the child.”

 

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