Salal Power Station holds workshop for senior citizens

CE, Salal Power Project, Rakesh Goel and Managers of the project at a workshop at Jyotipuram on Friday.
CE, Salal Power Project, Rakesh Goel and Managers of the project at a workshop at Jyotipuram on Friday.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 6: As part  of Senior Citizen’s Week being observed  at  Salal Power Station from October 1 to October7, a workshop on ‘Awareness about common diseases among senior citizens’  was  organized at Jyotipuram today. The workshop was inaugurated by  Rakesh Goel, Chief Engin-eer (Civil) in the presence of  Sera-phina Lakra, Senior Manager (HR), Dr. Naveen Kumar, ACMO, Dr. Dheeraj Sharma, ACMO, Dr. P.L. Sharma, B.B.Kalyan, Manager (Law) and  senior citizens of Village Bidda, Village Agharballian and Reasi.
Speaking on the occasion,  Goel said that information shared by doctors of NHPC about the common diseases prevalent among senior citizens and adapting a life style to keep away such diseases need to be adhered to for overall fitness of the participants. He further said that aim of this workshop during observance of senior citizen’s week at Salal Power Station as to apprise the participants about the common diseases like Diabetese, Blood Pressure, Heart related diseases etc. and suggesting simple tips to remain away from such disorders as far as possible with an appropriate life style.
Earlier, Dr Dheeraj and  Dr. Naveen apprised the participants  about the common diseases and suggested simple tips to live a healthy life  whereas  B.B. Kalyan, Manager (Law) threw light on the appropriate  life style,   senior citizens  should maintain to remain fit and happy.
President, Sanatan Dharam Sabha, BrahmSwaroop,  Madan Lal Sharma, Advocate and  Karan Dev too shared their experiences during the Workshop and  thanked Salal Management for organising the Program.